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I shut my eyes  shut them close  and lo! I see the faces of my youth. Yes, they sometimes say to me, "Your hair is not white; you are working night and day without seeming ever to stop; you can't be old." I SHUT MY EYES SHUT THEM CLOSE AND LO I SEE THE FACES OF MY YOUTH YES SOMETIMES THEY SAY TO ME YOUR HAIR IS NOT WHITE YOU ARE WORKING NIGHT AND DAY WITHOUT SEEMING EVER TO STOP YOU CAN'T BE OLD
We ought to teach that, however humble a man’s station may be, if he does his full duty in that place he is just as much entitled to the American people’s honor as is the king upon his throne. But we do not so teach. We are now teaching everywhere that the generals do all the fighting. I remember that, after the war, I went down to see General Robert E. Lee, that magnificent Christian gentleman of whom both North and South are now proud as one of our great Americans. The general told me about his servant, “Rastus,” who was an enlisted colored soldier. He called him in one day to make fun of him, and said, “Rastus, I hear that all the rest of your company are killed, and why are you not killed?” Rastus winked at him and said, “‘Cause when there is any fightin’ goin’ on I stay back with the generals.” I remember another illustration. I would leave it out but for the fact that when you go to the library to read this lecture, you will find this has been printed in it for twenty-five years.  OUGHT NOT TO SO TEACH HISTORY WE OUGHT TO TEACH THAT HOWEVER HUMBLE A MAN'S STATION MAY BE IF HE DOES HIS FULL DUTY IN THAT PLACE HE IS JUST AS MUCH ENTITLED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'S HONOR AS IS THE KING UPON HIS THRONE BUT WE DO NOT SO TEACH WE ARE NOW TEACHING EVERYWHERE THAT THE GENERALS DO ALL THE FIGHTING I REMEMBER THAT AFTER THE WAR I WENT DOWN TO SEE GENERAL ROBERT E LEE THAT MAGNIFICENT CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN OF WHOM BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH ARE NOW PROUD AS ONE OF OUR GREAT AMERICANS THE GENERAL TOLD ME ABOUT HIS SERVANT RASTUS WHO WAS AN ENLISTED COLORED SOLDIER HE CALLED HIM IN ONE DAY TO MAKE FUN OF HIM AND SAID RASTUS I HEAR THAT ALL THE REST OF YOUR COMPANY ARE KILLED AND WHY ARE YOU NOT KILLED RASTUS WINKED AT HIM AND SAID CAUSE WHEN THERE'S ANY FIGHTING GOING ON I STAY BACK WITH THE GENERALS I REMEMBER ANOTHER ILLUSTRATION I WOULD LEAVE IT OUT BUT FOR THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU GO TO THE LIBRARY TO READ THIS LECTURE YOU WILL FIND THIS HAS BEEN PRINTED IN IT FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS
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