Above all they should give us strength with the men and women who are the spiritual heirs of those who upheld the hands of Abraham Lincoln; for we are striving to do our work in the spirit with which Lincoln approached his.
Roosevelt draws a parallel between his administration's efforts and the legacy of Abraham Lincoln.
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Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.
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