Washington's Farewell Address
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Thanks for posting this treasure.
...yesterday was the anniversary of the day it was given...
...it is amazing how Washington speaks to our times across the ages...
It sure is. Ashland Dog.
It is indeed very prescient. However, George did not write it. Madison and Jefferson did.
It goes to show, these men were quite apt to recognize the dangers as they point to the most important aspect: virtue.
While I was reading the Oera Linda Bok, it describes the same issue:
These are not new concepts, but it goes to show, how easy it is to lose freedom, and lose the one thing that is most profound: our humanity, as we, as a being, are the embodiment of rights, or, as the Declaration of Independence would have it: inalienable rights. It is not about what we have, but about who we are.
...compelling addendum, nicely stated and framed...