The Farewell Party

This blog is the germination of an idea: a disposable political party with a shelf-life. The Farewell Party will exist until it achieves political success, or until parties other than the Democrats or Republicans achieve political success. We believe that the American left and right converge on the idea of personal liberty. Right libertarians and left civil liberties activists have more in common than they realize, and should join forces to defeat the authoritarians in both parties.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The Text of Washington's 1796 Farewell Address, and a Contemporary Translation

Here is the original text of Washington's 1796 Farewell Address.

Here is a contemporary translation,written by the author of xkcd.

Please read them both. It is surprising how much language changes in two centuries. Please be indulgent of the xkcd author's use of contemporary slang. He is more interested in meaning than in style here.