To Me, The Presidency And The Vice-presidency

If You Have Not Chosen Me By Secret Ballot, Neither Have I Gained Office By Any Secret Promises. I Have Not Campaigned Either For The Presidency Or The Vice Presidency. I Have Not Subscribed To Any Partisan Platform. I Am Indebted To No Man, And Only To One Womanmy Dear Wifeas I Begin This Very Difficult Job.

Can A Free People Restrain Crime Without Sacrificing Fundamental Liberties And A Heritage Of Compassion?... Let Us Show That We Can Temper Together Those Opposite Elements Of Liberty And Restraint Into One Consistent Whole. Let Us Set An Example For The World Of A Law-abiding America Glorying In Its Freedom As Well As Its Respect For Law.

I Can Assure You The National Federation Is An Organization Of Republican Women Whose Power, Prestige, Perception, And Purpose Will Never Be Underestimated By Anyone.

As A Man Of The Congress, Let Me Reaffirm My Conviction That The Collective Wisdom Of Our Two Great Legislative Bodies While Not Infallible Will In The End Serve The People Faithfully And Very, Very Well.

It Is Good To Be Back In The Peoples House. But This Cannot Be A Real Homecoming. Under The Constitution, I Now Belong To The Executive Branch. The Supreme Court Has Even Ruled That I Am The Executive Branchhead, Heart, And Hand.