George Washington's Farewell Address Analysis

George Washington, the first official president of the United States, was a man who envisioned a reformed nation. From April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797, Washington served as the United States leader, and during his time, established a nation that eventually got reshaped throughout the years, but when it was his time to step down from presidency, he left his position with words of advice. One being to promote the importance of knowledge to allow public opinion to circulate throughout the country and to allow an environment where people are not afraid to speak his/her mind. Today, our nation has massively improved his request as seen in Adam Shaw’s Fox news report that states that a political party has no fear in confronting the current president, …show more content…
To do so, he directly tells them that they must be confident in their judgement because the government is the “main pillar in the edifice of [their] real independence, the support of [their] tranquillity at home, [their] peace abroad; of [their] safety; of [their] prosperity; of that very liberty which [they] so highly prize”(Washington 5) and because the government is such a big part of citizen’s lives, they must stand up for themselves if they feel like they are not represented well. Afterall, the government is essentially in control of all of what the United States citizens love and desire. Washington also wants the people of the nation to respect the american name. This includes everything written in First amendment of the Bill of Rights in 1791 which state that all citizens have protection freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of religion. That being said, public opinion and equal representation by all the types of people in america should be respected and dealt with. Over time, this request and this law has been implanted into the lives of