We Have Come To A Point Where

Ideals Are Like The Stars: We Never Reach Them, But Like The Mariners Of The Sea, We Chart Our Course By Them.

Our Country ... When Right, To Be Kept Right. When Wrong, To Be Put Right.

I Will Make A Prophecy That May Now Sound Peculiar. In Fifty Years Lincoln's Name Will Be Inscribed Close To Washington's On This Republic's Roll Of Honor.

I Have Always Been In Favor Of A Healthy Americanization, But That Does Not Mean A Complete Disavowal Of Our German Heritage. It Means That Our Character Should Take On The Best Of That Which Is American, And Combine It With The Best Of That Which Is German. By Doing This, We Can Best Serve The American People And Their Civilization.

I Confidently Trust That The American People Will Prove Themselves ... Too Wise Not To Detect The False Pride Or The Dangerous Ambitions Or The Selfish Schemes Which So Often Hide Themselves Under That Deceptive Cry Of Mock Patriotism: "our Country, Right Or Wrong!" They Will Not Fail To Recognize That Our Dignity, Our Free Institutions And The Peace And Welfare Of This And Coming Generations Of Americans Will Be Secure Only As We Cling To The Watchword Of True Patriotism: "our Country - When Right To Be Kept Right; When Wrong To Be Put Right."