Talk:George Washington's Farewell Address
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The last paragraph of this article is a complete rip-off from the State Departments comments (click the link to Washington's Farewell Address at the US State Department - also at the bottom of the page - to see for yourself). Isn't this plagiarism?
[edit] Word confusion?
Is the address, as the last paragraph states, actually notorious, as in famous through misdeeds? -- VGF11 04:37, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Good point--the right word is "fame" and I fixed it. Rjensen 04:46, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Third Major Theme - Religion and Morality necessary Political Prosperity
Clearly, in his Farewell Address, Washington expounds on his belief that religion and morality are important to the young country. He argues "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports." What is POV about quoting this from Washington's speech, Rjensen? Again, is the primary source the problem for you, again? George Washington said it, not me. If you don't like it, take that up with him. Rjensen, I believe Washington was speaking to you and those with your similar persuasions when he said regarding religion and morality, "In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness -- these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity." Again, Rjensen, "reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle" so don't ever forget it. No matter how much you labor to abolish religion from United States History, you will never get rid of it. So quit trying to rewrite history according to your POV.
Rjensen simply deleted the third major theme, as it is currently referred to in the Farewell Address article, and neglected to edit the article to reflect his intent to show that the Address only had TWO (2) major themes. Blatantly POV as demonstrated through outright neglect of the article. Didn't even bother to try to keep the article up to some kind of standards. (Gaytan 23:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC))
