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33

George Washington-Farewell Address

Lecture no. 33 from the course: Life Lessons from the Great Books

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Taught by Professor J. Rufus Fears | 31 min | Categories: Literature & Language

As a general and a president, George Washington was a great model of civic virtue and patriotism. His farewell address, an open letter to the American people, addresses national issues still with us today, including party division, foreign policy, and fiscal responsibility....

36 Lectures

1
Seneca-"On Providence" Seneca-"On Providence" 0 of 32 min
2
The Gospel of John The Gospel of John 0 of 30 min
3
Boethius, Martin Luther King-Conscience Boethius, Martin Luther King-Conscience 0 of 30 min
4
Dostoevsky-The Brothers Karamazov Dostoevsky-The Brothers Karamazov 0 of 30 min
5
Elie Wiesel-Night Elie Wiesel-Night 0 of 30 min
6
Schweitzer-Out of My Life and Thought Schweitzer-Out of My Life and Thought 0 of 30 min
7
Goethe-The Sufferings of Young Werther Goethe-The Sufferings of Young Werther 0 of 30 min
8
Shakespeare-Hamlet Shakespeare-Hamlet 0 of 30 min
9
Sophocles-Ajax Sophocles-Ajax 0 of 30 min
10
Plato-Epistle VII Plato-Epistle VII 0 of 30 min
11
Cicero-"On Old Age" Cicero-"On Old Age" 0 of 30 min
12
Isaac Bashevis Singer-The Penitent Isaac Bashevis Singer-The Penitent 0 of 30 min
13
Euripides-Alcestis Euripides-Alcestis 0 of 30 min
14
Euripides-Medea Euripides-Medea 0 of 30 min
15
Von Strasburg-Tristan and Isolde Von Strasburg-Tristan and Isolde 0 of 30 min
16
Shakespeare-Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare-Antony and Cleopatra 0 of 30 min
17
Shakespeare-Macbeth Shakespeare-Macbeth 0 of 30 min
18
Aldous Huxley-Brave New World Aldous Huxley-Brave New World 0 of 30 min
19
Homer-Odyssey Homer-Odyssey 0 of 30 min
20
Sophocles-Philoctetes Sophocles-Philoctetes 0 of 29 min
21
The Song of Roland-Chivalric Adventure The Song of Roland-Chivalric Adventure 0 of 30 min
22
Nibelungenlied-Chivalric Romance Nibelungenlied-Chivalric Romance 0 of 30 min
23
Lewis and Clark-Journals Lewis and Clark-Journals 0 of 30 min
24
T. E. Lawrence-Seven Pillars of Wisdom T. E. Lawrence-Seven Pillars of Wisdom 0 of 31 min
25
Aristophanes-Comedies Aristophanes-Comedies 0 of 30 min
26
Menander-The Grouch Menander-The Grouch 0 of 30 min
27
Machiavelli-La Mandragola Machiavelli-La Mandragola 0 of 30 min
28
Erasmus-In Praise of Folly Erasmus-In Praise of Folly 0 of 30 min
29
Thomas More-Utopia Thomas More-Utopia 0 of 30 min
30
George Orwell-Animal Farm George Orwell-Animal Farm 0 of 30 min
31
Josephus-History of the Jewish War Josephus-History of the Jewish War 0 of 30 min
32
Joseph Addison-Cato Joseph Addison-Cato 0 of 30 min
33
George Washington-Farewell Address George Washington-Farewell Address 0 of 31 min
34
Abraham Lincoln, George Patton-War Abraham Lincoln, George Patton-War 0 of 30 min
35
Theodore Roosevelt-An Autobiography Theodore Roosevelt-An Autobiography 0 of 31 min
36
The Wisdom of Great Books The Wisdom of Great Books 0 of 32 min