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God serves, whether it be my lot to occupy the high office for which the convention has made me, or to spend the remainder of my days in private life, it shall be my constant ambition and my controlling purpose to aid in realizing the high ideals of those whose wisdom and courage and sacrifices brought this republic into existence.
I can conceive of a national destiny surpassing the glories of the present and the past, a destiny which meets the responsibilities of today and measures up the responsibilities of the future.
Behold a republic resting securely upon the foundation stone, quarried by revolutionary patriots from the fountain of eternal truth, a republic applying in practice and proclaiming to the world the self-evident proposition that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with inalienable rights, that governments are instituted among men to secure these rights, and that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
The only republic in which civil and religious liberty Stimulate all to earnest endeavor, and in which the law restrains every hand uplifted for a neighbor's interest.
A republic in which every citizen is a sovereign, but in which no one cares to wear a crown.
Behold a republic, standing erect while empires all around are plowed beneath the weight of their own armies.
flag are only fears.
Behold a republic increasing in population, in wealth, in strength, and in influence, solving the problems of civilization and hastening the coming of a universal brotherhood.
A republic which shakes stones and dissolves aristocracies by its silent example and gives light and inspiration to those who sit in darkness.
Behold a republic gradually, but surely becoming the supreme moral factor in the world's progress and the accepted arbiter of the world's disputes.
A republic whose history, like the path of the just, is as the shining light that shineth more Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, I can never fully discharge the debt of gratitude which I owe to my customers for the honors which they have so generously bestowed upon me.
But, sirs, whether it be my lot to occupy the high office for which the convention has named me, controlling purpose to aid in realizing the high ideals of those whose wisdom and courage and sacrifices brought this republic into existence.
I can conceive of a national destiny surpassing the glories of the present and the past, a destiny which meets the responsibilities of today and measures up the possibilities of the future.
Behold a republic applying in practice and proclaiming to the world the self-evident proposition that all men are created equal, that they're endowed with inalienable rights, that governments are instituted among men to secure these rights, and that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Behold a republic in which civil and religious liberty stimulate all to earn The only republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments.
A republic whose flag is love while other flags are only fear.
The only republic
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God serves, whether it be my lot to occupy the high office for which the convention has made me, or to spend the remainder of my days in private life, it shall be my constant ambition and my controlling purpose to aid in realizing the high ideals of those whose wisdom and courage and sacrifices brought this republic into existence.
I can conceive of a national destiny surpassing the glories of the present and the past, a destiny which meets the responsibilities of today and measures up the responsibilities of the future.
Behold a republic resting securely upon the foundation stone, quarried by revolutionary patriots from the fountain of eternal truth, a republic applying in practice and proclaiming to the world the self-evident proposition that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with inalienable rights, that governments are instituted among men to secure these rights, and that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
The only republic in which civil and religious liberty Stimulate all to earnest endeavor, and in which the law restrains every hand uplifted for a neighbor's interest.
A republic in which every citizen is a sovereign, but in which no one cares to wear a crown.
Behold a republic, standing erect while empires all around are plowed beneath the weight of their own armies.
flag are only fears.
Behold a republic increasing in population, in wealth, in strength, and in influence, solving the problems of civilization and hastening the coming of a universal brotherhood.
A republic which shakes stones and dissolves aristocracies by its silent example and gives light and inspiration to those who sit in darkness.
Behold a republic gradually, but surely becoming the supreme moral factor in the world's progress and the accepted arbiter of the world's disputes.
A republic whose history, like the path of the just, is as the shining light that shineth more Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, I can never fully discharge the debt of gratitude which I owe to my customers for the honors which they have so generously bestowed upon me.
But, sirs, whether it be my lot to occupy the high office for which the convention has named me, controlling purpose to aid in realizing the high ideals of those whose wisdom and courage and sacrifices brought this republic into existence.
I can conceive of a national destiny surpassing the glories of the present and the past, a destiny which meets the responsibilities of today and measures up the possibilities of the future.
Behold a republic applying in practice and proclaiming to the world the self-evident proposition that all men are created equal, that they're endowed with inalienable rights, that governments are instituted among men to secure these rights, and that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Behold a republic in which civil and religious liberty stimulate all to earn The only republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments.
A republic whose flag is love while other flags are only fear.
The only republic