A Pessimist Is A Man Who Thinks

The Tomb Of The Saviour Was A Narrow And Empty Vault, Precious Only For Its Memories Of The Supreme Tragedy Of The Centuries, But The New Continent Was To Be The Home And Temple Of The Living God.

It Was For Columbus, When The Right Hour Struck, Forced And Propelled By This Fresh Life, To Reveal The Land Where These New Principles Were To Be Brought, And Where The Awaited Trial Of The New Civilization Was To Be Made.

The First Step Towards Getting Somewhere Is To Decide That You Are Not Going To Stay Where You Are.

When Franklin Drew The Lightning From The Clouds, He Little Dreamed That In The Evolution Of Science His Discovery Would Illuminate The Torch Of Liberty For France And America. The Rays From This Beacon, Lighting This Gateway To The Continent, Will Welcome The Poor And The Persecuted With The Hope And Promise Of Homes And Citizenship.

If We Claim Heritage In Bacon, Shakespeare And Milton, We Also Acknowledge That It Was For Liberties Guaranteed Englishmen By Sacred Charters Our Fathers Triumphantly Fought. While Wisely Rejecting Throne And Caste And Privilege And An Established Church In Their New-born State, They Adopted The Substance Of English Liberty And The Body Of English Law.