Why was Washington's injunction against political factions in his Farewell Address ironic?

a. It is not the custom to offer political advice in a Farewell Address.
b. The Farewell Address had no political weight.
c. Such a warning was pointless in the charged political atmosphere of the day.
d. Washington had himself become a firm Federalist.


Ans: d. Washington had himself become a firm Federalist.

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