actions with the same kind and partial hand.
so sensibly， fellow-citizens， do these circumstances press themselves upon me that i should not dare to enter upon my path of duty did i not look for the generous aid of those who will be associated with me in the various and coordinate branches of the government； did i not repose with unwavering reliance on the patriotism， the intelligence， and the kindness of a people who never yet deserted a public servant honestly laboring their cause； and， above all， did i not permit myself humbly to hope for the sustaining support of an ever-watchful and beneficent providence.
to the confidence and consolation derived from these sources it would be ungrateful not to add those which spring from our present fortunate condition. though not altogether exempt from embarrassments that disturb our tranquillity at home and threaten it abroad， yet in all the attributes of a great， happy， and flourishing people we stand without a parallel in the world. abroad we enjoy the respect and， with scarcely an exception， the friendship of every nation； at home， while our government quietly but efficiently performs the sole legitimate end of political institutions——in doing the greatest good to the greatest number—— we present an aggregate of human prosperity surely not elsewhere to be found.
how imperious， then， is the obligation imposed upon every citizen， in his own sphere of action， whether limited or extended， to exert himself
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