08/17/1949
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"In their madness they were determined that the blood-letting should not stop."
"Each of the three men whose fame this monument celebrates held the office of President in time of trouble."
"In 1865 no man alive could have succeeded Abraham Lincoln without being subject to unfavorable comparisons."
"This is an occasion to which I have looked forward for a long time."