without Washington we are not

His unifying spirit and fierce commitment to the Constitution, above all else, is needed now more than ever

This hurts my soul to see https://twitter.com/BillHemmer/status/1277703072395988992

His farewell address still speaks to us, if we will listen.
Looking 200 years ahead, he was so right about things we get so wrong:
national debt, partisan divide, what will make our Union last

favorite excerpts from that speech in this [thread]

On the partisan divide

On passing down unsustainable debt to future generations

He preached that the potency of our Republic lies in the heart and minds of our people. Without virtue, knowledge, morality, faith—we will fail to maintain it.