Inaugural Address Quotes

“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, Inaugural Address

topic:government

“We are a nation that has a government—not the other way around.”

― Ronald Reagan, Inaugural Address

topic:government

“Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of...”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:future

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

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:work

“All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days... nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.”

― John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address

topic:courage

“Let every nation know... whether it wishes us well or ill... that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

― John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address

topic:success liberty

“We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:science

“Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.”

― John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address

topic:science art

“My fellow Americans, I stand before you today, humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices born by our ancestors.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:trust humility

“Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:peace

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