What do the words, “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” mean to you as an American citizen? Historically speaking, they were the some of the most powerful words uttered in American history. On April 30, 1789, and then again on March 4, 1797, the first president of the United States of America, George Washington, told the nation that “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon”. For eight years, President Washington upheld the oath of office and his promise to America to govern the nation in accordance to the Constitution of the United States. Despite being enlisted
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He stated “The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations”. He warned the nation, to beware of party factions who seek to divide the country and destroy unity of the states for their own political gain. It is evident that President Washington was a man ahead of his time who clearly understood the threat factions posed, as his warning came to fruition with the eruption of the Civil War in …show more content…
Against the sound advice of the first President of the United States, our Commander in Chief has injected himself in the affairs of other nations and committed our military to battles in which there is currently no victory in sight. Washington stated that, “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world”. In direct contrast with the sound advice of the Father of our Country, President Obama has forged alliances with foreign nations whose sole purpose is to eradicate the USA and our allies from the face of the earth. The Iran Nuclear Deal enacted by him and five other world powers, was presented to the American people as a means to bring global peace because it would limit Iran’s nuclear program. In reality, it has removed all sanctions against them by releasing their frozen assets and in addition, provided them with the monetary means to expand their nuclear capability to destroy not only Israel, but to assume power over all of the Middle
He stated “The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations”. He warned the nation, to beware of party factions who seek to divide the country and destroy unity of the states for their own political gain. It is evident that President Washington was a man ahead of his time who clearly understood the threat factions posed, as his warning came to fruition with the eruption of the Civil War in …show more content…
Against the sound advice of the first President of the United States, our Commander in Chief has injected himself in the affairs of other nations and committed our military to battles in which there is currently no victory in sight. Washington stated that, “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world”. In direct contrast with the sound advice of the Father of our Country, President Obama has forged alliances with foreign nations whose sole purpose is to eradicate the USA and our allies from the face of the earth. The Iran Nuclear Deal enacted by him and five other world powers, was presented to the American people as a means to bring global peace because it would limit Iran’s nuclear program. In reality, it has removed all sanctions against them by releasing their frozen assets and in addition, provided them with the monetary means to expand their nuclear capability to destroy not only Israel, but to assume power over all of the Middle