Adlai Stevenson: “His genius and faith gave succeeding generations the opportunity for life and liberty.”

We make progress in proportion as we wisely ponder significant events.

Our eyes behold to-day the marvellous results of the far-seeing statesmanship in which it was conceived.

Bearing in mind that 'that which comes after ever conforms to that which has gone before,' significant events of the past must be known, to the end that we intelligently comprehend the present, and are enabled, even in scant measure, to…

Never forget that citizenship in such a government carries with it tremendous responsibility, a responsibility that we cannot evade.