George Washington to William H. Harrison Inaugural Address Quotes

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Inspiring and motivating quotes selected and taken from the Inaugural addresses of United States Presidents’ inaugural address, from the first U.S. president, George Washington to the ninth president, William Henry Harrison.

George Washington, First U.S. President (1789-1797)

“It would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations and whose providential aids can supply every human defect… in tendering this homage to the Great Author of every public and private good, I assure myself that it expresses your sentiments not less than my own…”

John Adams, Second U.S. President (1797-1801)

“With humble reverence, I feel it to be my duty to add, if a veneration for the religion of a people who profess and call themselves Christian, and a fixed resolution to consider a decent respect for Christianity among the best recommendations for the public service, can enable me in any degree to comply with your wishes, it shall be my strenuous endeavor that this sagacious injunction of the two Houses shall not be without effect…”

Thomas Jefferson, Third U.S. President (1801-1809)

“With all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and prosperous people? Still one thing … a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.”

James Madison, Fourth U.S. President (1809-1817)

“In these my confidence will under every difficulty be best placed, next to that which we have all been encouraged to feel in the guardianship and guidance of that Almighty Being whose power regulates the destiny of nations, whose blessings have been so conspicuously dispensed to this rising Republic, and to whom we are bound to address our devout gratitude for the past, as well as our fervent supplications and best hopes for the future.”

James Monroe, Fifth U.S. President (1817-1825)

“Who has been deprived of any right of person or property? Who restrained from offering his vows in the mode which he prefers to the Divine Author of his being? It is well known that all these blessings have been enjoyed in their fullest… If we persevere… we cannot fail, under the favor of a gracious Providence… I enter on thr trust to which I have been called by the suffrages of my fellow-citizens with my fervent prayers to the Almighty that He will be graciously pleased to continue to us that protection which He has already so conspicuously displayed.”

John Quincy Adams, Sixth U.S. President (1825-1829)

“Freedom of the press and of religious opinion should be inviolate: the policy of our country is peace and the ark of our salvation union are articles of faith upon which we are all now agreed… and knowing that “Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain.” With fervent supplications for His favor, to His overruling providence I commit with humble but fearless confidence my own fate and the future destinies of my country.”

Andrew Jackson, Seventh U.S. President (1829-1837)

“As long as our Government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of person and of property, liverty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending… And a firm reliance on the goodness of that Power whose providence mercifully protected our national infancy, and has since upheld our liberties in various vicissitudes, encourages me to offer up my ardent supplications that He will continue to make our beloved country the object of His divine care and gracious benediction.”

Martin Van Buren, Eight U.S. President (1837-1841)

“So sensibly, fellow-citizens, do these circumstances press themselves upon me that I should not dare to enter upon my path of duty did I not look for the generous aid of those who will be associated with me in the various and coordinate branches of the Government; did I not repose with unwavering reliance on the patriotism, the intelligence, and the kindness of a people who never yet deserted a public servant honestly laboring in their cause; and above all, did I not permit myself humbly to hope for the sustaining of an ever-watchful and beneficent Provident.

William Henry Harrison, Ninth U.S. President (1841-1841)

I too well understand the dangerous temptations to which I shall be exposed from the magnitude of the power which it has been the pleasure of the people to commit to my hands not to place my chief confidence upon the aid of tha Almighty Power which has hithet protected me and enabled me … We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has made no distinction amongst men; that all are upon an equality, and that the only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.”

From George Washington to Willian H. Harrison, there’s much inspiration from these American presidents’ memorable inaugural words. Despite their human powers, it’s evident how they pay tribute and seek the guidance of one they all consider mightiest, an Almighty Creator.

Resources about Inaugural Address Quotes

US Presidential Inaugural Addresses from Bartleby.com

whitehouse.gov information about the American Presidents

List of Democratic Presidents

List of Republican Presidents

List of Whig, Federalist, Independent Party, and Democratic-Republican Presidents

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