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Quotation from First Inaugural Address by James Monroe
“destitute of feeling if I was not deeply affected by the strong proof which my fellow-citizens have given me of their confidence in calling me to the high office whose functions I am about to assume”
First Inaugural Address, Opening sentence (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Monroe opens with personal feeling at his election, a warmer beginning than most early inaugurals.
Citation: "destitute of feeling if I was not deeply affected by the strong proof which my fellow-citizens have given me of their confidence in calling me to the high office whose functions I am about to assume" — James Monroe, First Inaugural Address, Opening sentence (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id monroe-first-inaugural-address-q1)
