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On Friday week the Lincoln centenary celebrations took place all

over the United States. President Roosevelt delivered an eloquent oration at Lincoln's birthplace in Kentucky, and Mr. Bryce an admirable historical survey and appreciation at Springfield. We cannot even summarise the speeches, but we must quote one passage in which Mr. Roosevelt estimated the characters of Washington and Lincoln : There have been other men as great and other men as good ; but in all the history of mankind there are no other two great men as good as these, no other two good men as great." Surely that is an extremely good epigram which has the advantage of being true.

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