"I am not so much happy as proud to participate in this capacity on such an occasion: proud that I should represent such a people."
"We come not for their sakes but for our own, in order that we may drink at the same springs of inspiration from which they themselves selves drank."
"There is no immortality that is safer than theirs."
"We owe them the spiritual reëstablishment of the Union as well; for they not only reunited States, they reunited the spirits of men."
"And just so soon as the tasks of peace are performed in the same spirit of self-sacrifice and devotion, peace societies will not be necessary."
"We admire physical courage, but we admire above all things else moral courage."
"We are dedicated to freedom, and that freedom means the freedom of the human spirit."
"Those who serve this Nation, whether in peace or in war, should serve it without thought of themselves."
"It has been a privilege, ladies and gentlemen, to come and say these simple words, which I am sure are merely putting your thought into language."
"I can never speak in praise of war, ladies and gentlemen; you would not desire me to do so."
"The committee is authorized to spend such sums as may be available for printing, postage, correspondence, employment of clerks, and other necessary expenses connected with formally and officially open..."