And may our fathers' God, 'from out of whose hand the centuries fall like grains of sand,' continue to the American people, throughout all the ages, the prosperity and blessings which He has given to us in the past.
In this quote, Stevenson invokes a sense of divine guidance and gratitude for past blessings as he addresses the American people.
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