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George Washington's Second Inaugural Address
| Fellow Citizens: I
AM again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the
functions of its Chief Magistrate. When the occasion proper for it shall arrive, I shall
endeavor to express the high sense I entertain of this distinguished honor, and of the
confidence which has been reposed in me by the people of united America. |
| Previous to the execution of any official act of the
President the Constitution requires an oath of office. This oath I am now about to take,
and in your presence: That if it shall be found during my administration of the Government
I have in any instance violated willingly or knowingly the injunctions thereof, I may
(besides incurring constitutional punishment) be subject to the upbraidings of all who are
now witnesses of the present solemn ceremony. |
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Executive Oath of Office
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of
President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution of the United States."
United States Constitution, Article II,
Section 1, Clause 8
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