God Bless The Union; - It Is

Truth Travels Down From The Heights Of Philosophy To The Humblest Walks Of Life, And Up From The Simplest Perceptions Of An Awakened Intellect To The Discoveries Which Almost Change The Face Of The World. At Every Stage Of Its Progress It Is Genial, Luminous, Creative.

I Feel, As Never Before, How Justly, From The Dawn Of History To The Present Time, Men Have Paid The Homage Of Their Gratitude And Admiration To The Memory Of Those Who Nobly Sacrifice Their Lives, That Their Fellow-men May Live In Safety And In Honor.

Beneath A Free Government There Is Nothing But The Intelligence Of The People To Keep The People's Peace. Order Must Be Preserved, Not By A Military Police Or Regiments Of Horse-guards, But By The Spontaneous Concert Of A Well-informed Population, Resolved That The Rights Which Have Been Rescued From Despotism Shall Not Be Subverted By Anarchy.

God Bless The Union; - It Is Dearer To Us For The Blood Of Brave Men Which Has Been Shed In Its Defence.

Education Is A Better Safeguard Of Liberty Than A Standing Army. If We Retrench The Wages Of The Schoolmaster, We Must Raise Those Of The Recruiting Sergeant.