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Loud applause greeted this part of the speech.
"I appeal from license to law, from division to harmony, from the raging
turmoil of angry and devouring passion without to the calm serenity that
reigns within these walls. As we turn in horror and loathing from the
unbridled fury of human beings, changed almost to beasts, so let us turn
in hope and security to those things we can honor and respect, to the
dignity of truth and the unbending strength of unquestioned right.
"I appeal to you to make this day the greatest in your lives, the most
memorable in our history as a nation. Lay aside this day the memories of
the past, and look forward to the brightness of the future. Throw down the
weapons of petty and murderous strife, and join together in perfect
harmony of mutual trust. Be neither Republicans, nor Democrats, nor
Independents. Be what it is your greatest privilege to be--American
citizens. Cast parties to the winds, and uphold the state. Trample under
your free-born feet the badges of party bondage, the ignoble chains of
party slavery, the wretched hopes of party preferment.
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