Inaugural Quotes

Care for him who shall have borne the battle

— Abraham Lincoln

the better angels of our nature

— Abraham Lincoln

With firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right.

— Abraham Lincoln

The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

— Abraham Lincoln

Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.

— Thomas Jefferson

Let us strive on to finish the work we are in.

— Abraham Lincoln

We will respond to the threat of climate change

— Barack Obama

In the field of world policy; I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I actually think agendas are more often found in State of the Union speeches than in inaugural speeches.

— Gwen Ifill

I'm a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I'm invited to all the inaugural balls.

— Al Franken

We shall pay any price, bear any burden, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

— John F. Kennedy

I sang at the Inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral.

— Michael W. Smith

For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

— John F. Kennedy

We have duties to others, and duties to ourselves, and we cannot shirk either.

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Senator Harding, who declared in his inaugural address that “We seek no part in directing the destinies of the world.”

— Robert A. Caro

This great nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your…

— John F. Kennedy

The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which…

— George Washington

“Among Trump’s first moves as president was to have a series of inspirational photographs in the West Wing replaced with images of…

— Michael Wolff

The 'freedom agenda' of George W. Bush's second inaugural was a noble concept - but in practice, it offered ignoble results.

— Ben Domenech

Any big televised event that starts at the crack of dawn is worth getting up for. I've done it all my life:…

— Sharon Horgan

I was kind of a strange child. My parents knew early on that something must have been wrong with me. I crawled…

— Michael Moore

[On President Clinton's address:] It was the worst inaugural address of our lifetime, and I think the only controversy will be between…

— Peggy Noonan

The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of…

— George Washington

I would like to see whoever is our next president dedicate a significant part of their inaugural address to this challenge. We…

— Jay Inslee

We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond…

— Barack Obama

There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the…

— George Washington

We won't apologise for our way of life, nor will we weaver in its defence, and for those who seek to advance…

— Barack Obama

To paraphrase president Kennedy's inaugural, the torch has been passed to a new generation of cartoonists and they are doing really interesting…

— Robert Mankoff

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds…

— Abraham Lincoln

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success…

— Barack Obama

Trump's vision for America parallels greatly with the vision that Ronald Reagan used and he implemented to revive the country during a…

— Mike Pence

I was deeply moved by Richard Blanco's reading of his inaugural poem-a timely and elegant tribute to the great diversity of American…

— Natasha Trethewey

In my Inaugural I laid down the simple proposition that nobody is going to starve in this country. It seems to me…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Civil disobedience can help to focus attention on a particular injustice. It was used historically to highlight wrongs in society - turning…

— Michael Brune

The famous passage from her book is often erroneously attributed to the inaugural address of Nelson Mandela. About the misattribution Williamson said,…

— Marianne Williamson

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether government works.

— Barack Obama

“Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.”b”

— Barack Obama

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man.

— Pat Paulsen

This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt