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Line 1: − March 4th was [[Inauguration Day]] for new [[president]]s of the [[United States]], until 1937 when it was moved to January 20th.+ − − Virtually every president acknowledged the importance of [[faith]] at his inauguration. − − For example, [[John Adams]] said in 1797: − − Veneration for the religion of a people who profess and call themselves − Christians ... to consider a decent respect for Christianity among the best − recommendations for the public service. − − In 1809, [[James Madison]] invoked: − − Guidance of that Almighty Being. − − In 1825, [[John Quincy Adams]] declared: − − Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain. − − [[William Harrison]] said at his inauguration, at which he caught [[pneumonia]] and soon died, in 1841: − − I deem the present occasion sufficiently important ... in expressing to my − fellow citizens a profound reverence for the Christian religion. − − In 1853, it was [[Franklin Pierce]]'s turn: − − There is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged − dependence upon God. − − Then in 1857, President [[James Buchanan]] pleaded: − − Cultivate peace ... with all nations ... in a spirit of Christian benevolence. − − Next, in 1861, it was [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s turn: − − Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet − forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust in the best way all our − present difficulty. − − In the next century, in 1925, President [[Calvin Coolidge]] declared: − − America ... cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God. − − ==References== − <references/> − [[Category:Politics]]
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