Arthur Twining Hadley

The Moral Basis of Democracy Arthur Twining Hadley

Two years ago this place was filled with men in uniform, eager in their enthusiasm for the work that was before them. A year ago they had left us; and among those who remained the spirit of enthusiasm had given place to one of solemn resolution. Today those who went out have returned in triumph to lay aside their uniforms and to resume the work of peace. The spirit of the day is one of rejoicing. But not all of those who went have come back. Two hundred Yale men have given their lives in their countrys service. Some had the joy and the glory of being killed in action. The runner hag ended his last race on the fields of France. The oarsman has fought his best contest to a finish in the waves of the English Channel. The scholar has in a single immortal day set forth more of the true meaning of what Yale had to teach than others, less privileged, have done in a lifetime. And side by side unth those who have thus borne public testimony of their devotion, there is a larger number called to bear the yet heavier burden of lingering death from wounds or from disectse. Theirs has been the greater sacrifice, vrith the lesser visible good; and to them belongs today the fullest measure of recognition.
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