James A. Garfield Quote

Fellow-Citizens: We stand today upon an eminence which overlooks a hundred years of national life — a century crowded with perils, but crowned with the triumphs of liberty and law. Before continuing the onward march let us pause on this height for a moment to strengthen our faith and renew our hope by a glance at the pathway along which our people have traveled.


Inaugural address (1881)


Fellow-Citizens: We stand today upon an eminence which overlooks a hundred years of national life — a century crowded with perils, but crowned with ...

Fellow-Citizens: We stand today upon an eminence which overlooks a hundred years of national life — a century crowded with perils, but crowned with ...

Fellow-Citizens: We stand today upon an eminence which overlooks a hundred years of national life — a century crowded with perils, but crowned with ...

Fellow-Citizens: We stand today upon an eminence which overlooks a hundred years of national life — a century crowded with perils, but crowned with ...