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By George Washington
…the foundations of our national policy, will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality; and the pre-eminence of free Government, be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its Citizens, and command the respect of the world.
- Source
- First Inaugural Address: Final Version, April 30, 1789 · The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 2, pp. 173-177
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- Founders Online, National Archives
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Washington's first inaugural address, given in New York on April 30, 1789, to the Senate and the House of Representatives. The quotation starts in the middle of a sentence, so it opens with an ellipsis.