LAD #9: Jefferson Inaugural Address

Jefferson talks of how America is a developing country that will become strong and he is proud to become the President of. Jefferson humbly tells the listeners that the power is in the hands of the people. He refers to the Constitution and says that with the authorities provided by the Constitution he will "find resources of wisdom, or virtue and zeal on which to rely under all difficulties". This basically means that he will try his best and use all his wisdom when he comes across a difficulty. He mentions the Constitution many times, but this is most likely due to the fact that he was a "strict constitutionist" which means that he strictly abided by the Consitution. He also says that the people must arrage themselves under the will of the law. He believes that although the will of the majority may prevail in all cases, the will most be reasonable. He says that all possess equal rights which equal law must protect. He says that he will do whatever is in his power to keep the people equal and to maintain equal justice for everybody. He ends with saying that he will do to the best of his abilities the best for the new nation.