Category Archives: Leadership

The four years which have elapsed since last I stood in this place have been crowded with counsel and action of the most vital interest and consequence. Perhaps no equal period in our history has been so fruitful of important reforms in our economic and industrial life or so full of significant changes in theContinue reading “President Woodrow Wilson’s Second Inaugural Address, march 5, 1917*”

There has been a change of government. It began two years ago, when the House of Representatives became Democratic by a decisive majority. It has now been completed. The Senate about to assemble will also be Democratic. The offices of President and Vice-President have been put into the hands of Democrats. What does the changeContinue reading “President Woodrow’s First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1913*”

My Fellow-Citizens: Anyone who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility. If not, he has no conception of the powers and duties of the office upon which he is about to enter, or he is lacking in a proper sense of the obligation which the oath imposes.Continue reading “President William Howard Taft’s Inaugural Address, March 4, 1909*”