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What other town ever produced two Presidents of the United States, an Ambassador to Great Britain, a Governor of the Commonwealth, a Mayor of Boston, two presidents of Harvard University, and judges, chief justices, statesmen, and orators in such quantity and of such quality? WHAT OTHER TOWN EVER PRODUCED TWO PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AN AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN A GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH A MAYOR OF BOSTON TWO PRESIDENTS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND JUDGES CHIEF JUSTICES STATESMEN AND ORATORS IN SUCH QUANTITY AND OF SUCH QUALITY
 Ship of State. We who journey to-day over the smooth or troubled waters of national or international affairs are no more conscious of the infinite toil and labors which have gone into the intricate making of the vessel that carries us, than are travelers conscious of the cogs and screws, the engines and all the elaboration of detail which compose an ocean liner. Like them we sometimes grumble at meals or prices, at some discourtesy or incompetence, but we take it for granted that the engine is in commission, that the bottom is whole and the chart correct. The great Ship of State of this country may occasionally run into rough weather, but Americans believe that, in the last analysis, she is honestly built. And it is to Quincy that we owe a large initial part of this building. It is astonishing to enumerate the notable public men, who have been influential in establishing our national policy, who have come from Quincy. There is no town in this entire country which can equal the record. ORE PROFOUND THE SHIP OF STATE WE WHO JOURNEY TO DAY OVER THE SMOOTH OR TROUBLED WATERS OF NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ARE NO MORE CONSCIOUS OF THE INFINITE TOLL AND LABOURS WHICH HAVE GONE INTO THE INTRICATE MAKING OF THE VESSEL THAT CARRIES US THAN ARE TRAVELLERS CONSCIOUS OF THE COGS AND SCREWS THE ENGINE AND ALL THE ELABORATION OF DETAIL WHICH COMPOSE AN OCEAN LINER LIKE THEM WE SOMETIMES GRUMBLE AT MEALS OR PRICES AT SOME DISCOURTESY OR INCOMPETENCE BUT WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT THE ENGINE IS IN COMMISSION THAT THE BOTTOM IS WHOLE AND THE CHART CORRECT THE GREAT SHIP OF STATE OF THIS COUNTRY MAY OCCASIONALLY RUN INTO ROUGH WEATHER BUT AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT IN THE LAST ANALYSIS SHE IS HONESTLY BUILT AND IT IS TO QUINCY THAT WE OWE A LARGE INITIAL PART OF THIS BUILDING IT IS ASTONISHING TO ENUMERATE THE NOTABLE PUBLIC MEN WHO HAVE BEEN INFLUENTIAL IN ESTABLISHING OUR NATIONAL POLICY WHO HAVE COME FROM QUINCY THERE IS NO TOWN IN THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY WHICH CAN EQUAL THE RECORD
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