We cannot afford as a people ever to forget for one moment that ability, far-sightedness, iron resolution, perseverance, willingness to do and dare are qualities to be admired only if they are put at the service of the right, at the service of decency and of justice.
Remarks at the Unveiling of the Statue of General Henry W. Slocum in Brooklyn, New York City
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