The Baron Dekalb: Address (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Baron Dekalb: AddressIt is patriotic, instructive and inspiring to recall our coun try's heroic past and to review the lives, the characters and the services of the heroes who have illustrated, by their valor and self-abnegation, the proudest pages of American history. We owe to the memories of all who fell in the long and des perate struggle of the Colonies for Independence the sacred duty of repeating and perpetuating the story of their sacri fices and achievements and commemorating their love of liberty. Though more than a century has rolled over their graves their examples, written in blood and consecrated by death, remain to guide, encourage and inspire us and those who will come after us. It is not enough that enduring memorials should attest our gratitude; we should tell again and again to each other and to mankind how they labored, fought and died that this nation might exist and that the inestimable blessings of free government might be the price less heritage of this great people.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.