01/30/1916
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"America will not bring glory to herself, but disgrace, by following the beaten paths of history."
"We will not have masters; we will be a people, and we will seek our own liberty."
"Am I mistaken, ladies and gentlemen, in supposing that nothing of this sort could have occurred in anything but a democracy?"
"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."