Benjamin Harrison actually said...

This stone which has now been laid, accompanied by this magnificent expression of popular interest, is only the top stone of a foundation, but it speaks to us of a structure, imposing and graceful in its completeness, which shall rise from this supporting base.

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Remarks at the Cornerstone Laying Ceremony for the Grant National Monument in Riverside Park, New York

04/26/1892

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