1. Nevertheless George Washington feels very grateful for the designation, he longs to be able to enjoy his retirement days.
2. Washington raises a prayer that God will not abann the Americans, and grant them union and brotherly affection. Bless also the constitution so that it remains sacred under its wise and virtuous administration.
3. Washington thinks that the greatness of the nation resides in the Union. He is convinced that disunity will expose them to external dangers and he trusts that each party can assess the need for the other to prosper together.
4. Washington believes that if the states remain firmly united, they will not need weapons to fight among themselves and believes that the border neighbors will try to take advantage of internal struggles.
5. Washington is proud to have been able to provide a successful solution to the negotiations of the eastern states with Great Britain and Spain and to have obtained the ratification of the Senate for the negotiations that he managed to establish to keep the West united with the rest of the nation.
6. Washington implies that possible alliances could break the unity of the current government. He thinks that the constitution is strong enough to face whatever comes and that if it requires changes these must be from the consensus of each individual in obedience to a single government.
7. Washington tries to warn of the need for freedom as a guide to all the constitutional changes that need to be implemented in the future so that the validity of the constitution is not lost. Warns about the emergence of destabilizing factions or small parties that do not contribute to the greatness of all.
8. Washington feels danger in the threat of the existence of parties that divide the population, especially if these divisions respond to geographical divisions, because it senses that eventually one faction will be able to position itself over another and there will be danger that all power will return to a single individual.
9. Washington can see the danger that would mean that the power was concentrated in a single constitutional sphere. Consider it necessary that one power be reviewing the other three to avoid falling into despotism or abuse.
10. Wasington is in favor of the existence of public credit. It encourages people not to depend on it and to be very cautious in obtaining it, but thinks that it is necessary for it to exist so that there is not so much social imbalance among the population and to strengthen internal peace.
11. Washington can be considered a pacifist because he encourages people not to establish discrepancies on issues that do not concern them. He hopes that the relations with the other countries will be friendly and provided that the effort can be made to overcome the pride and ambition to prevail before the others.
12. Washington considers that it is dangerous to make friends with a single foreign country, that is, to fall into the excessive influence of a country or, on the contrary, to have a single great enemy. He thinks that the best policy for the benefit of economic relations with everyone is not to emphasize political relations with anyone in particular. Europe then seemed to be a territory plagued with controversies that needed to be avoided. It seemed necessary and intelligent to make use of the distance of the US with Europe and its own self-sufficiency so as not to fall into the provocation or the temptation to take sides or alliances with anyone.
13. The biggest challenges that were faced after the resignation of George Washington were those concerning the end of slavery and to maintain the union between the north and the south, despite the fact that both sides reached very different internal developments and challenges. Other important challenges were industrialization and the arrival of large numbers of migrants from all places that diversified religions and customs. The physical distance that Washington thought would save the US from Europe was broken with the advent of all media that have not stopped evolving until today. With time it was impossible to keep isolated from the problems abroad and the wars with other countries were inevitable.
14. The advice of Washington has been embraced by all the presidents with regard to freedom, to preserve the supremacy of the constitution, the existence of the three separate spheres and the search for the common good. It has also been important the efforts of all presidents since then until today to maintain the union of all states and minimize the internal differences between regions. Avoiding the confrontation of foreign countries and maintaining the supremacy of the union above all things are other points on which Washington's advices remain in force.
