His oration was a eulogy of Washington and a remarkable analysis of what the past achievements and future prospects of America were and are. He closed with this sentiment: The principles of America are right. and because they are right I would fight for themeven against the land of my birth. That is the sentiment of our foreign born. They are Americans. Ours is their land of hope and they tenderly cherish American ideals. while striving for their betterment. conscious that with all our defects ours is still the best experiment in government and the nearest approach to a peoples government that there is.
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