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of all time. They stood supreme in the two great 

 crises of our history, on the two great occasions 

 when we stood in the van of all humanity and struck 

 the most effective blows that have ever been struck 

 for the cause of human freedom under the law, for 

 that spirit of orderly liberty which must stand at 

 the base of every wise movement to secure to each 

 man his rights, and to guard each from being 

 wronged by his fellows. 



Washington fought in the earlier struggle, and it 

 was his good fortune to win the highest renown 

 alike as soldier and statesman. - In the second and 

 even greater struggle the deeds of Lincoln the states 

 man were made good by those of Grant the soldier, 

 and later Grant himself took up the work that 

 dropped from Lincoln's tired hands when the as 

 sassin's bullet went home, and the sad, patient, 

 kindly eyes were closed forever. 



It was no mere accident that made our three 

 mightiest men, two oif them soldiers, and one the 

 great war President. It is only through work and 

 strife that either nation or individual moves on to 

 greatness. The great man is always the man of 

 mighty effort, and usually the man whom grinding 

 need has trained to mighty effort. Rest and peace are 

 good things, are great blessings, but only if they 

 come honorably; and it is those who fearlessly turn 

 away from them, when they have not been earned. 



