Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Notes from State of the Union

  • Congratulating Congress on the present favorable prospects of our public affairs. 
  • The people of the United States should stand behind government and enjoy the concord, peace, and plenty of the nation’s good fortune.
  • Argued in favor of securing the common defense; preparedness for war to be one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
  • The president charged Congress with creating a competent fund designated for defraying the expenses incident to the conduct, among other things, our foreign affairs and uniform rules of naturalization.
  • He desired money for and some measure of control over Agriculture, Commerce, and Manufactures as well as Science, Literature, Public Education, which is justified as a means to secure the Constitution.  Also, educating future public servants in the republican principles of representative government.
To summarize:
Peace
Good fortune
Securing our common defense.
Foreign affairs.
Rules of naturalization
Agriculture.
Commerce.
Manufacture.
Science.
Literature.
Public education.
Educating future public servants in the republican (small "r") principles of representative government.

State of the Union
Delivered January 8, 1790, by President George Washington to the assembled Congress in New York City.

Carpe diem Life,
David Kuhn

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