Farewell Address

Examples of Farewell Address in the following topics:

• Washington's Farewell

  • In his 1796 Farewell Address to the American people, Washington gave his final thoughts on foreign policy, trade, and national unions.
  • Washington's Farewell Address became a classic statement of republican principles (such as education and religion) and public morality.
  • The Farewell Address also proclaimed Washington's support for the new constitutional government, calling it an improvement on the nation's original attempt in the Articles of Confederation.
  • Perhaps the most seminal piece of advice in Washington's Farewell Address was one that dealt with foreign policy.
  • Federalists lauded the Farewell Address as an attack on Democratic-Republicans, while Jeffersonians drew upon Washington's support of western expansion with the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and used the Farewell Address to justify the trade embargo against Great Britain in 1806.

• World War II

  • In an address to the American people two days later, President Roosevelt assured the nation that he would do all he could to keep them out of war.
  • In an address to the American people on December 29, 1940, President Roosevelt said, "…the Axis not merely admits but proclaims that there can be no ultimate peace between their philosophy of government and our philosophy of government."
  • Non-interventionists rooted a significant portion of their arguments in historical precedent, citing events such as Washington's farewell address and the failure of World War I.

• American Imperialism

  • They did not oppose expansion on commercial, constitutional, religious, or humanitarian grounds; rather they believed that annexation and administration of 3rd world tropical areas would mean the abandonment of American ideals of self-government and isolation—ideals expressed in the United States Declaration of Independence, George Washington's Farewell Address and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

• Isolationism

  • George Washington's farewell address is often cited as laying the foundation for a tradition of American non-interventionism: "The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
  • President Thomas Jefferson extended Washington's ideas in his March 4, 1801 inaugural address: "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none. " Jefferson's phrase "entangling alliances" is, incidentally, sometimes incorrectly attributed to Washington.

• The Debate over American Imperialism

  • The anti-imperialists opposed the expansion because they believed imperialism violated the credo of republicanism, especially the need for "consent of the governed. " They did not oppose expansion on commercial, constitutional, religious, or humanitarian grounds; rather they believed that annexation and administration of 3rd world tropical areas would mean the abandonment of American ideals of self-government and isolation—ideals expressed in the United States Declaration of Independence, George Washington's Farewell Address and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

• Civil Rights

  • Protection from lynching and desegregation in the work force was a triumph of conscience for Truman, as he recalled in his farewell address:
  • In light of the growing possibility of war, addressing the state of black morale the armed forces was particularly important.
  • President Truman addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (1947)

• American Isolationism

  • The attention of the country focused mostly on addressing the problems of the national economy.
  • In an address to the American People two days later, President Roosevelt assured the nation that he would do all he could to keep them out of war.
  • In an address to the American people on December 29, 1940, President Roosevelt said, "the Axis not merely admits but proclaims that there can be no ultimate peace between their philosophy of government and our philosophy of government."
  • Non-interventionists rooted a significant portion of their arguments in historical precedent, citing events such as Washington's farewell address and the failure of World War I.

• Other Speeches: Farewells, Toasts, and After-Dinner Remarks

  • Farewells, toasts, and after dinner remarks are often the lightest fare when it comes to public speaking.
  • Farewells, toasts, and after dinner remarks are often the lightest of public speaking fare, requiring little in preparation or execution.
  • Many times, farewells, toasts, and after dinner speeches are made in honor or in celebration of someone else: a guest or guests of honor, or perhaps the event host or hostess themselves.
  • Distinguish a light speech such as a farewell, toast, or after dinner remark from other types of public speaking

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• Stelae in the Greek High Classical Period

  • She bows her head toward both doves, wearing a solemn facial expression, as if bidding the animals farewell.