An Orator Is A Man

The Chief Duty Of Governments, In So Far As They Are Coercive, Is To Restrain Those Who Would Interfere With The Inalienable Rights Of The Individual, Among Which Are The Right To Life, The Right To Liberty, The Right To The Pursuit Of Happiness And The Right To Worship God According To The Dictates Of Ones Conscience.

If We Steal A Man's Purse We Are Thieves. If We Steal Twelve Hundred Islands We Are Patriots. If You Steal A Man's Money You Will Be Sent To The Penitentiary. If You Steal His Liberty You Will Be Sent To The White House.

In Commemoration Of The Fact That France Was Our Ally In Securing Independence The Citizens Of That Nation Joined With The Citizens Of The United States In Placing In New York Harbor An Heroic Statue Representing Liberty Enlightening The World. What Course Shall Our Nation Pursue? Send The Statue Of Liberty Back To France And Borrow From England A Statue Of William The Conqueror?

You Cannot Judge A Man's Life By The Success Of A Moment, By The Victory Of An Hour, Or Even By The Results Of A Year. You Must View His Life As A Whole. You Must Stand Where You Can See The Man As He Treads The Entire Path That Leads From The Cradle To The Grave - Now Crossing The Plain, Now Climbing The Steeps, Now Passing Through Pleasant Fields, Now Wending His Way With Difficulty Between Rugged Rocks - Tempted, Tried, Tested, Triumphant.

The Imperial German Government Will Not Expect The Government Of The United States To Omit Any Word Or Any Act Necessary To The Performance Of Its Sacred Duty Of Maintaining The Rights Of The United States And Its Citizens And Of Safeguarding Their Free Exercise And Enjoyment.