S0102 · washington_farewell_address · registry identity

Farewell Address

Washington · 1796

testimony independent3 occurrences across 3 books · load 9

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Canonical propositions this source was matched as evidence for.

P21 — Shared background knowledge is a public good on which democratic self-government, mutual comprehension and social trust depend; its erosi…

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Every occurrence, grouped by book and chapter, with the claim it was linked to support and (where the extraction regenerated one) the underlying warrant.

1987 · Cultural Literacy

George Washington's Farewell Address, which argues that religion and morality are indispensable to the commonwealth.

direct Governance in a democracy requires citizens to act on broad religious principles that serve the public good beyond private interest.

ch 4 · expert_testimony · cl:ch4_E9

Warrant (explicit): The stability of a self-governing republic depends upon the presence of a shared moral or quasi-religious framework among its citizenry.

could fail ifSecular legal frameworks and rational self-interest (the 'Invisible Hand') might be sufficient to maintain a stable democracy without any 'broadly religious' consensus.

2023 · Shared Knowledge

George Washington’s Farewell Address regarding the dangers of ignorance in a democracy.

direct George Washington’s Farewell Address provides historical precedent for the claim that educational ignorance enables scoundrels to flourish.

ch 9 · expert_testimony · sk:ch9_E26

Warrant (implicit): Historical warnings from founding fathers regarding the link between civic ignorance and political corruption remain applicable to modern pedagogical debates.

could fail ifGeorge Washington's definition of 'ignorance' was based on the 18th-century context of basic literacy and republican virtue, which may not map directly onto 21st-century 'child-centered' vs. 'knowledge-based' curricular disputes.

2024 · The Ratchet Effect

Reference to George Washington's Farewell Address regarding the necessity of an informed public to prevent deception by 'scoundrels'.

direct Current educational methods encourage a level of ignorance that allows voters to be deceived and corrupt leaders to flourish.

ch 2 · historical_example · re:ch2_E22

Warrant (explicit): The survival of a democratic republic is contingent upon a citizenry possessing a specific threshold of shared factual knowledge to insulate them against political manipulation.

could fail ifThe vulnerability of the public to deception may be driven by ideological polarization or tribalism rather than a lack of factual knowledge, meaning an informed public can still be a deceived one.

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Washington, George, 'Farewell Address'