In Thomas Jefferson's first Inaugural Address, he begins, as many presidents do, by thanking the people of the United States of America for electing him. Furthermore in this part of his speech, he states what a great country the USA is. In the next part, he says that while he will abide by the statements of the Constitution and the will of the majority, the minorities in America will not go unheard. He then addresses some issues that had troubled them in the past and says that they can not let them happen again, like the oppression of certain groups of people or disunity. Continuing, he says that people who do not think that America should stay intact and be a great union should not be hunted because logic will prevail over their ideas, and that people who are patriotic should support the government that helped get them freedom. After that, he states that America is perfectly capable of supporting themselves and will prevail and prosper because of that while still letting people do what they please within the limits of the law. Towards the end of his speech, he begins to state what he thinks will provide for a successful government. These include some of the things that he wrote about in the Declaration of Independence, like equality and the pursuit of happiness, as well as many points straight out of the Constitution. However, he goes deeper than just what they both state to say specifics on things such as a "well-disciplined militia" and "honest payment of our debts." Many of his statements were closely related to amendments of the Constitution. In conclusion, he states that he is aware that he will make some errors as well as doing some things that some people may view as wrong choices, but that he will do the best that he possibly can and is ready for the challenge.
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