George Washington’s Farewell Address is one of the key documents of America’s founding era. It’s not as familiar as the ...

President George Washington warned in his farewell address about partisanship, sectionalism, excessive public debt, ambitious leaders and a poorly informed public. Mike Rosiana/iStock via Getty Images ...

George Washington’s Farewell Address is one of the key documents of America’s founding era. It’s not as familiar as the ...

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document, in 2026. Twenty years later, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

Stock Getty Images photo of the George Washington statue in front of Federal Hall in New York City. The two documents are the bookends of the American Revolution. That revolution began with the ...

The two documents are the bookends of the American Revolution. That revolution began with the inspirational language of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote much of the Declaration of Independence; it ended ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The two documents are the bookends of the American Revolution. That revolution began ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert A. Strong, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) The United States will ...