One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal ...

Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), in an annual Senate tradition, read President George Washington’s ... “better angels” with speeches on the “Great Society ...

So take a moment to explore George Washington’s famous quotes—and let them inspire ... “If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...