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We can afford to be divided on questions of mere partisanship.

Hold it not against him that he is either rich or poor.

Finally, and in closing, my friends, let me draw one more lesson from the Civil War; from the experience of the men of the Civil War.

the successful performance of political duty depends absolutely upon the successful performance of domestic, of social duty.

To the white population as well as to the black, it is of the utmost importance that the negro be encouraged to make himself a citizen of the highest type of usefulness.

It is in the interest, and for the protection, of the white man to see that the negro is educated.

But to be a member of a self-governing community means that if you are to do your part in that community, you must possess the powers of self-restraint, of self-rule, of courage, of honesty, clean living, and decent thinking.

We must remember that we leave this country in the hands of the children of today.

I would not call myself a good American if I did not.

The man that counts is the average private citizen; he is the man that counts.

The destiny of the race is chiefly in its own hands, and must be worked out patiently and persistently along these lines.

As I said once before today, I like your stock and am glad it is not dying out.

I believe in the future of America, because I believe that the average American man, and the average American woman, is sound at heart.

Alabama has made a wonderful record.

Viewed from any angle, ignorance is the costliest crop that can be raised in any part of this Union.

I wish to say that I am stirred most deeply by this magnificent reception from what Mr. Rhodes has so well called the Magic City of the South.

Poor, indeed, would be the soul of the man who did not leave Montgomery a better American than when he came into it.