The principle of free governments adheres to the American soil. It is bedded in it, immovable as its mountains.


speech at the laying of the corner-stone of the Bunker Hill Monument, Charleston, Mass., 17 June 1825


The principle of free governments adheres to the American soil. It is bedded in it, immovable as its mountains.

The principle of free governments adheres to the American soil. It is bedded in it, immovable as its mountains.

The principle of free governments adheres to the American soil. It is bedded in it, immovable as its mountains.

The principle of free governments adheres to the American soil. It is bedded in it, immovable as its mountains.