"Proudly we report to our forefathers that the Republic is more secure, more constant, more powerful, more truly great than at any other time in its history. Today the American people begin a period of tribute and gratitude to this man whom we revere above all other Americans. Continuing until Thanksgiving Day they will commemorate his birth in every home, every school, every church, and every community under our flag. . . .
"The true eulogy of Washington is this mighty Nation. . . . What other great, purely human .institution, devised in the era of the stagecoach and the...
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