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On the recordMay 11, 1887
If from this hour our admiration for the bravery and nobility of American manhood and our faith in the possibilities and opportunities of American citizenship be renewed, the dedication of the statue to the people of the United States will not be in vain.
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Orestes Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Remarks at the Dedication of the James A. Garfield Memorial Statue

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