It is the sentiment of gratitude and appreciation, which often, in the presence of many who hear me, has filled yonder heights of Arlington with the eloquence of eulogy and the sublime enthusiasm of poetry and song; a sentiment which can never die while the Republic lives.
Douglass describes the sentiment of gratitude and appreciation for fallen soldiers as an enduring force vital to the life of the Republic.
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