Washington's Farewell by Avlon, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Epigraph Introduction SECTION I: T HE C RISIS OF C REATION The First Farewell Washington at Home A Reluctant President The Seeds of the Two-Party System The Death of the One-Term Dream Second-Term Blues Hating George Washington A Time of Riots and Insurrection Washington’s Squabbling Surrogate Sons A Farewell “Importantly and Lastingly Useful” SECTION II: W ASHINGTON’S P ILLARS OF L IBERTY National Unity: Join or Die Political Moderation: The Fight Against Factions Fiscal Discipline: Debt and Taxes Virtue and Religion: The Faith of the First Founding Father Education: “Public Opinion Should Be Enlightened” A Foreign Policy of Independence: Peace Through Strength SECTION III: T HE A FTERLIFE OF THE I DEA Unshackled at the End Washington Wins the War of Ideas A Farewell Fraud? The Farewell for Sale Washington in Blue and Gray World Wars and the Temptation of Empire Ike’s Inspiration The Farewell Echoes On Conclusion Appendix: Washington’s Farewell Address Photographs Author’s Note About John Avlon Notes Illustration Credits Index

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