Word: nationalism
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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America is in a singularly fitting mood to observe the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. The great principles of progressive civilization, which he firmly upheld during the dark days of the Civil War, are strikingly analagous to those which this nation has maintained in the war just brought to a successful conclusion. When Death cut short the full but unfinished career of Lincoln, thereby bringing loss equally to friend and foe, his plans for national reconstruction were based upon the lasting principles of "malice toward none, charity to all, firmness in the right...
...this vital matter as they have led in such discussions through all history. If thoughtful men of the world are unable to reach any conclusion in regard to it and the whole proposition is lost in the diplomatic shuffle we shall be forced to admit that as our nation was unprepared for was so is it unprepared for peace...
...entire nation will tomorrow do honor to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt '80. Under the auspices of the American Defense Society, of which Colonel Roosevelt was president, services will be conducted in churches of more than 700 cities of the United States. Four o'clock when the general services will begin...
Tomorrow the entire nation will pay reverence to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt. The universality of the tribute exemplifies better than words the great recognition and esteem which America accorded to him during his life time. It is a mere question of months until a permanent memorial will be erected to commemorate his great service to the nation; but the consecration to his memory tomorrow shows that his name is "written upon the hearts of men" where it will remain imperishable...
...formation of a universal association of nations based on a constitution, democratic in character with a central parliament or council representative of all political parties of the constituent nations and open to every nation whose government is responsible to its people...