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This is the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birthday of Washington.
We are met to celebrate this day. Washington is the mightiest name on earth
-- long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in
moral reformation. On that name, a eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add
brightness to the sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike
impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in
its naked deathless splendor, leave it shining on.
--Abraham Lincoln, February 22, 1842 |
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