Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson starts off the speech by thanking his supporters (Democratic Republicans/Jeffersonian Party) and saying that while he is afraid of what the future might hold, he has high hopes for this term as President and for America as a whole. He addresses the conflict between his party and the Federalists, saying he would like to quell the conflict and restore unity to the nation. Jefferson claims the US government is the strongest of its kind, because its citizens care about laws and politics since they can directly influence them. He calls it a "chosen country," that Americans can live in and be free for many generations to come. Jefferson also makes his vision for the government clear: a ruling body that will stay out of the lives and personal freedoms of its citizens as much as possible. He outlines what he believes to be the essential principles of the government, including but not limited to: personal freedoms, republican ideals and inclusions and support of state governments. Jefferson concludes by saying he will work hard to protect and uphold these principles with the powers granted to him by the people.
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