President Takes Oath

Famous quotes containing the words president, takes and/or oath:

“The President is not only the leader of a party, he is the President of the whole people. He must interpret the conscience of America. He must guide his conduct by the idealism of our people.”
—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)

“It takes ten years to grow good trees, but a hundred years to grow good people.”
—Chinese proverb.

“It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.”
—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)