In light of Washington’s wise warnings, it is little wonder that we find ourselves trillions of dollars in debt due in part to the demand for the funding of multiple military operations, as the Constitution, the rule of law, and virtue are counted among the collateral damage.
The history of the past 216 years reveals that most of Washington's successors have refused to heed the counsel of caution given in his Farewell Address. Instead, they have chosen to bid farewell to the “fundamental maxims of true liberty” included by him and his fellow delegates in the Constitution.
What are your thoughts?
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp
The history of the past 216 years reveals that most of Washington's successors have refused to heed the counsel of caution given in his Farewell Address. Instead, they have chosen to bid farewell to the “fundamental maxims of true liberty” included by him and his fellow delegates in the Constitution.
What are your thoughts?
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp
