1. President Farewell Addresses
... personal reasons to justify his decision. He states, "The acceptance of and continuance hitherto in the office of which your suffrages have twice called me have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty and to the deference for what appeared to be your desire." He tells the reader also that he wanted to resign after the first term ... , but was persuaded not to when he writes, "The strength of my inclination to do this, previous to the last election, had even led to the preparation of an address to declare it to you; but mature reflection of the then perplexed and .....
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- Grade Level: High School