I congratulate them upon the good fortune of having a fellow-citizen who in war and in peace alike served his people so well as to make it their duty, not so much to him as to themselves, to erect this statue that it might serve as a lesson for the generations to come.
Roosevelt praises the citizens for honoring a fellow-citizen who served them well, highlighting the statue's educational purpose.
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