Grover Cleveland: First Inaugural Address

( 1885 ) Commentary by Tom Lansford, University of Southern Mississippi

“He who takes the oath today to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States only assumes the solemn obligation which every patriotic citizen—on the farm, in the workshop, in the busy marts of trade, and everywhere—should share with him.” - First Inaugural Address
“Those who are selected for a limited time to manage public affairs are still of the people, and may do much by their example to encourage, consistently with the dignity of their official functions, that plain way of life which among their fellow-citizens aids integrity and promotes thrift and prosperity.” - First Inaugural Address
“The people demand reform in the administration of the Government and the application of business principles to public affairs.” - First Inaugural Address

Grover Cleveland (Library of Congress)

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