We have met to commemorate a mighty pioneer feat, a feat of the old days, when men needed to call upon every ounce of courage and hardihood and manliness they possessed in order ta make good our claim to this continent.
Remarks at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Lewis and Clark Memorial in Portland, Oregon
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