From George Washington to now: ... In the 19th century, as political parties began to form, candidates were selected by party leaders, George Washington University's Brunsman says.

In George Washington’s Farewell Address, he warned the public about what political parties may lead to. He pleaded with the people, asking them to remain unified under one country.

Our Founding Fathers, who disagreed on so much, were of one mind on the subject of political parties. In his “Farewell Address,” written at the end of his 20 years of public life, George ...

Before George Washington left office after 8 years as America’s first president, he issued a dark statement. Political parties, he warned, if given too much power, would “become potent engines ...

Last time in these pages, I wrote about the sharp division within George Washington’s Presidential administration, that between Alexander Hamilton, founder of the Federalist Party, and Thomas ...

George Washington's concerns two and a quarter centuries ago were well founded. A powerful political class has arisen in Washington, which exists to further its own interests at the expense of the ...

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. ... To become a demagogue, a president would need more than a powerful political party; ...