American government

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I hold that, in contemplation of universal law and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual... Continue to execute all the express provisions of our National Constitution, and the Union will endure forever - it being impossible to destroy it except by some action not provided for in the instrument itself.

Abraham Lincoln

First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln

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American government US Constitution American politics

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Abraham Lincoln

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First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln Presidential inaugural address

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English

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1861 1860s 19th century

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Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1861, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.

Abraham Lincoln

First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln

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American experiment American government US Constitution American politics

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Abraham Lincoln

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First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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English

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1861 1860s 19th century

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Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1861, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugral Address, March 4, 1861." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 2018.

The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.

George Washington

Washington's Farewell Address

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American experiment American government

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George Washington

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Washington's Farewell Address Presidential Farewell Address

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English

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1796 1790s 18th century

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Original Citation

Washington, George. "The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America on His Declining the Presidency of the United States." Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 19 Sept. 1796.

Current Citation

Washington, George. "Farewell Address, September 19, 1796." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

The loss of liberty, of all good government, of peace, plenty, and happiness, must inevitably follow a dissolution of the union.

Andrew Jackson

Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jackson

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Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson Presidential inaugural address

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1833 1830s 19th century

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Jackson, Andrew. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1833, House Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.

Barack Obama

First Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

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Barack Obama

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First Inaugural Address of Barack Obama Presidential inaugural address

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2009 2000s 21st century

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Obama, Barack. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2009, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Whatsoever is of domestic concernment, unconnected with the other members of the Union or with foreign lands, belongs exclusively to the administration of the State governments. Whatsoever directly involves the rights and interests of the federative fraternity or of foreign powers is of the resort of this General Government. The duties of both are obvious in the general principle, though sometimes perplexed with difficulties in the detail.

John Quincy Adams

Inaugural Address of John Quincy Adams

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Federalism Subsidiarity American government Political theory

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John Quincy Adams

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Inaugural Address of John Quincy Adams Presidential inaugural address

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English

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1825 1820s 19th century

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Adams, John Quincy. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1825, House Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Without union our independence and liberty would never have been achieved; without union they never can be maintained.

Andrew Jackson

Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson

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American government American politics

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Andrew Jackson

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Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson Presidential inaugural address

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1833 1830s 19th century

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Jackson, Andrew. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1833, House Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The commitments we make to each other through Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, these things do not sap our initiative, they strengthen us. They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that make this country great.

Barack Obama

Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

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Social democracy Social solidarity American government

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Barack Obama

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Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama Presidential inaugural address

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English

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2013 2010s 21st century

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Obama, Barack. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 2013, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The perpetuity of our institutions depends upon ourselves...if we maintain the principles on which they were established they are destined to confer their benefits on countless generations yet to come.

Martin Van Buren

Inaugural Address of Martin van Buren

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American government Holding to one's principles Citizen and state

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Martin Van Buren

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Inaugural Address of Martin van Buren Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

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Van Buren, Martin. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1837, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.