Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity and usefulness.

Grover Cleveland

First Inaugural Address of Grover Cleveland

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Civic duty Good government

Speaker

Grover Cleveland

Source

First Inaugural Address of Grover Cleveland Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1885 1880s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Cleveland, Grover. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1885, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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