the most revered person in america. when john adams took office in march 1797, washington was relieved that he could finally leave public life. in his farewell address in september 1796, he left the american people with two warnings: to be careful of the "continual mischiefs of party politics, and to "steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world."
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