Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this speech. Which excerpt from George Washington's Farewell Address best expresses a major theme of the address? “But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.” “Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.” “Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.” “Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none.”