LAD #7

The main point of this article is for George Washington to inform the people of him leaving the role of presidency and to urge the continuation of preserving the Union. In the beginning he explains that it is time for him to go into retirement and that the nation has served him well, and he hopes he has served the nation well. Next he entrusts in the people the ability to preserve the Union. Washington feels that the Union is one of the greatest "experiments" in history. This union guarantees human liberties to all its citizens and should therefore be preserved. Washington suggests that the main object which could destroy the union is the geographical differences and attitudes of the citizens. He ventures that parties are one of the main causes of destruction of a free type of government such as this. So, he guesses that the parties which could destroy the union would be the parties that consist over geographical differences. To fix this problem, he hopes that each of the areas of the union realizes the greater good they are working toward by being interdependent and not to get caught up on petty thoughts of revenge and competition. Finally, Washington discusses that it is important to remain neutral in regard to his foreign policy. He hopes that the Union can be interdependent with foreign nations when it comes to economic needs, but seperate any political alliances from those nations. He apologizes for the liklihood of error within his presidential campaign and then reaffirms his faith in the Union.