While modes of fighting were different in the time of Lincoln from that of Washington, and still more different today, the spirit that wins is just the same.

We do not need too many laws, too much legislation.

Shame upon the man who, when the opportunity to help is given, fails to stretch out the hand.

No nation can face greatness without having to face trial.

The man who lives simply, and justly, and honor ably, whether rich or poor, is a good citizen.

If he won't try to walk himself he is not worth carrying.

You men who fought in that war did the greatest deed which men have ever done.

Each of us, unless he is contented to be a cumberer of the earth's surface, must strive to do his life-work with his whole heart.

The only way by which, in the long run, any man can be helped is by teaching him to help himself.

The true line of cleavage lies between good citizen and bad citizen.

You preserved for us a united country and showed the world that it was ever to be united.

The only way to obtain good government is for each man to do his own share.

You believe practically that each man must work out his fate for himself.

Hardness of heart is a dreadful quality, but it is doubtful whether, in the long run, it works more damage than softness of head.

The more one studies the problems of life and of civilization the more one realizes the infinitely greater importance of the man than of his physical surroundings.

The worth of a civilization is the worth of the man at its centre.

Almost all of our great Presidents have been brought up in the country.

And the best possible safeguard for this nation is an adequate and highly efficient navy.