Political Quotes

“today marks the 225th anniversary of George Washington's inaugural address to the Nation. I don't think anyone has said anything about it. That is a major thing for us to think about each year. It is the 225th anniversary. It is reported that more than 10,000 people--this is way back 225 years ago--gathered on this day in 1789 to hear from a man who won a war and who is now ushering in an era of peace and freedom in our new Nation. Peter Lillback is a historian, and he pointed out in his book, which I read recently, that our first President, Washington, knew that everything he was to say in the first inaugural address would set a precedent for all that was to come after him in establishing our Nation. It is why Americans should take note at how Washington weaved in with intentionality his belief in the Omnipotent. Washington said: It would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official Act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe. Washington went on to say: No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency. We are here because of the hand of God. Washington's leadership was grounded in his belief in God, His law, and that liberty is God's gift.…”