Three things george washington warned against

The Things George Washington Worried About are Happening Today. The fears he raised about the future of the nation-including excessive debt, hyper-partisanship and foreign interference in elections-were remarkably prescient. Hyper-partisanship. Excessive debt.

In Washington's farewell address, he warned the nation about entanglements with other countries politics, to view themselves as a cohesive unite by avoiding political parties, and to not fall into massive debt as a country.