Scotch. and Irish. were followed to this new Nation by freedomseeking French. by Germans fleeing Prussian militarism. by Italians. Scandinavians. and others who saw the vision of liberty and opportunity. They were refugees from political and religious oppression. but they were not fugitives from high moral concepts and disciplined religious living. There was something noble and great in these pioneering Americans which we. on this Veterans Day need. if we are to emerge from the present chaos as a people worthy of survival. We need these stern qualities today which make character a firm alloy. compounded of human strength and divine grace. kindness and firmness. gentleness and ruggedness. and finally. a determination to live for and to enforce justice.
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