George Washington's Warnings and the Future of Democracy

Part of the George Washington Presidential Library's Symposium "The Great Experiment: From the Founding to the Future." CNN political analyst and anchor John Avlon and Larry Sabato, Founder and Director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, discuss George Washington's prescient warnings in his Farewell Address and where our democracy may be heading. Moderated by George Washington Presidential Library Director Patrick Spero.

[@pendragon2012]

Well said across the board!

[@paulrhodes3674]

I watched the majority of this but heard a lot of misrepresenting the opinions of others, and very little about what Washington actually said in his farewell address, besides the Hamilton quote the moderator got called out on. So instead of watching this for an hour, I would recommend to actually go and read George Washington's farewell address, and you will read this: "One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within particular districts is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heart burnings which spring from these misrepresentations. They tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection." So anyone who reads this before watching - shield yourself against the jealousies and heart burnings which spring from these misrepresentations.

[@robsmith6668]

Sabato: professor of the greatness of the democrat party