Nice translation. I'd love to see more of this type of thing; it is really difficult to read a lot of good texts from hundreds of years ago due to the changes in prose.

Sadly, it seems like we as a nation have broken nearly every rule Washington warned us about - political infighting, foreign entanglements, etc.

Finally, it was interesting to note the 10th paragraph about similar culture, values, religion, etc. It seems the Globalists have spent the last 30 years trying to counter this idea with the opposite one that diversity, multiculturalism, etc. is the way to go.

> The name of american, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference, you have the same religion, manners, habits, and political principles.

> You’ve gotta be Americans before all else. You’re for the most part the same religion and culture...

It's interesting that Washington acknowledged the binding effect that shared culture has on a nation. I see the Nordic countries praised often on HN, and the counterpoint is always some variety of "but they have little diversity". I wonder what Washington would say about the US and the effects of a variety of ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural heritages now?