ong the peoples of the earth.Their flags will mean no less to the nations when theysignify peace, and wars shall have ceased to exist. If our flag could speak, it well might say : To-dayI float in peace and in glory over every capital in thisbroad land, and I stand for liberty, for the noblest… … y THE NEW YOKxK ^PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOXTILDEN FOUNDATIONS THE JSTAES AND STRIPES 41 THE FLAGS OF TWENTY STARS AND FORTY-EIGHT STARS As the number of States increased, it was recocrnizedthat the addition of a stripe for each new State wouldsoon make the flag altogether too unwieldy. The…
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