Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 675
nor the American holi-day, the Glorious Fourth. But politeness, suggesting the compliment, isnot enough to account for the manner in whichit was paid. Americas observance of BastilleDay was not only equal in enthusiasm to Francesnotice of the Fourth, but it was as sincere andfervent as our own… … Revolution, Liberty, Equality, Frater-nity. In the year that saw the Fall of theBastille, Americans framed and adoptedour Federal Constitution. Now, as then,in 1918 as in 1789, the two nations are asone in their love of liberty, their readinessto fight for freedom, and the sternness oftheir resolve…
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