As long as this Republic endures or its history is known, so long shall the memory of the Battle of Gettysburg likewise endure and be known; and as long as the English tongue is understood, so long shall Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech thrill the hearts of mankind.
Roosevelt emphasizes the enduring significance of the Battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln's speech in American history.
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I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.
The American people by a great plurality have conferred upon you the highest honor in their gift.
Therefore I hope that so far as possible the people may be given the chance, through direct primaries, to express their preference as to who shall be the nominee of the Republican Presidential Convention.
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