I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state, with particular reference to the … - George Washington

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I know very few young people, but it seems to me that they are all possessed with an almost fatal hunger for permanence.

George Washington

I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party, generally.

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