As their united valor was adequate to all the trials of the camp and dangers of the field, so their united wisdom proved equal to the greater task of founding upon a deep and broad basis institutions which it has been our privilege to enjoy and will ever be our most sacred duty to sustain.
Franklin Pierce reflects on the valor and wisdom of those who founded the nation, emphasizing the importance of sustaining its institutions.
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