1. I am not worthy of this great honor.
2. But I congratulate the people that they elected me.
3. Now we must all come together, even those of us who really hate each other.
4. I love the Constitution, the Union, and George Washington.
5. I will work against bad threats.
6. I will work for good things.
7. We must avoid entangling alliances.
8. America’s strength = democracy.
9. Democracy’s strength = America.
10. Thanks, God.
See Ted Widner's article at the American Scholar on the history of presidential inaugural speeches which is chock-full of interesting tidbits. Did you know that the only inaugural address completely void of any reference to God was Washington's second? Or that John Quincy Adams placed his hand on the Constitution and not the Bible?
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