...on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained; and since the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty...republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people....

...significance of the American experiment. In his First Inaugural Address, Washington told his fellow-citizens, "the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and...model of government, are justly considered as deeply, and perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American People."1 Having...

...President in his first inaugural in 1789 — words almost directed, it would seem, to this year of 1941: "The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and...republican model of government are justly considered... finally staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people." If we lose that sacred...

...expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and...republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment intrusted to the hands of the American people....

...democracy, civility, freedom, and morality. Washington contended in his first inaugural address that "the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and...the destiny of the republican model of government" depended on America's success. Jefferson labeled the American experiment "the last best hope of mankind,"...

...preservation of the sacred fire of liberty," Madison wrote, "and the destiny of the republican method of government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people." Madison had hoped to take one of Virginia's seats in...

...order and right which heaven itself has ordained [a reference to the laws of nature and Nature's God]; and since the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty...republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment intrusted to the hands of the American people....

...to fully participate in our democracy. It is time to raise up the American spirit. Inflection Points The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and...republican model of government, are justly considered perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people....

...1789 (a particularly frigid winter had made it impossible to observe the prescribed date of March 4): "the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and...republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people."...

...Washington's warning to the nation in his First Inaugural Address (1789) rings as true today as it did then: "the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and...republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people."...