Are they such that all our presidents should follow his example?
Explain what Washington meant by a "unity of government."
Give the various reasons that the people ought to have for cherishing this idea of unity.
What does Washington say about sectionalism?
To what extent had the country already suffered from it?
Discuss party-spirit,—its nature, its tendencies, its good compared with its evil.
Compare Washington's remarks with Addison's discussion on party-spirit in the Sir Roger de Coverley Papers.
Do we now suffer from any of the evils that Washington points out as resulting from party-spirit?
What relation do religion and morality bear to each other and to government?
How would Washington have us deal with foreign powers?