{"date":"September 15","id":"09-15","intro":["George Washington retired to private life in 1796, entrusting “the preservation of the Union” to the “love of liberty.” His last appeal is a vital message to American citizens, as pertinent today as when he penned it."],"minutes":31,"readings":[{"author":"George Washington","end":249,"start":233,"volume":43,"work":"Farewell Address"}],"slug":"september-15","status":"proofread","title":"Refused to Serve Three Terms","url":"/harvard-classics/september-15/","words":6168}