"Sacred fire of liberty": The constitutional origins of Washington's first inaugural address

Stephen Howard Browne

doi:10.14321/rhetpublaffa.19.3.0397

"Sacred fire of liberty": The constitutional origins of Washington's first inaugural address

Stephen Howard Browne

Communication Arts and Sciences

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The nation's first presidential inaugural address embodies key tensions shaping the origins and development of republican government. A close reading of the text suggests how Washington sought their resolution by reasserting the importance of virtue to the American experiment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	397-425
Number of pages	29
Journal	Rhetoric and Public Affairs
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.19.3.0397
State	Published - Sep 1 2016

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Language and Linguistics
Communication
Sociology and Political Science
Linguistics and Language

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