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But we do not so teach. We are now teaching everywhere that the generals do all the fighting. BUT WE DO NOT SO TEACH WE ARE NOW TEACHING EVERYWHERE THAT THE GENERALS DO ALL THE FIGHTING
was away, but the family wrote to me that the tally-ho coach with Lieutenant Hobson upon it stopped right at the front door and the people shouted, “Hurrah for Hobson!” and if I had been there I would have yelled too, because he deserves much more of his country than he has ever received. But suppose I go into school and say, “Who sunk the _Merrimac_ at Santiago?” and if the boys answer me, “Hobson,” they will tell me seven-eighths of a lie. There were seven other heroes on that steamer, and they, by virtue of their position, were continually exposed to the Spanish fire, while Hobson, as an officer, might reasonably be behind the smoke-stack. You have gathered in this house your most intelligent people, and yet, perhaps, not one here can name the other seven men. We 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. E PROCESSION GO UP BROAD STREET I WAS AWAY BUT THE FAMILY WROTE TO ME THAT THE TALLY HO COACH WITH LIEUTENANT HOBSON UPON IT STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AND PEOPLE SHOUTED HURRAH FOR HOBSON AND IF I HAD BEEN THERE I WOULD HAVE YELLED TOO BECAUSE HE DESERVES MUCH MORE HILL OF HIS COUNTRY THAN HE'S EVER RECEIVED BUT SUPPOSE I GO INTO SCHOOL AND SAY WHO SUNK THE MERRIMAC AT SANTIAGO AND IF THE BOYS ANSWER ME HOBSON THEY WILL TELL ME SEVEN EIGHTHS OF A LIE THERE WERE SEVEN OTHER HEROES ON THAT STEAMER AND THEY BY VIRTUE OF THEIR POSITION WERE CONTINUALLY EXPOSED TO SPANISH FIRE WHILE HOBSON AS AN OFFICER MIGHT REASONABLY BE BEHIND THE SMOKESTACK YOU HAVE GATHERED IN THIS HOUSE YOUR MOST INTELLIGENT PEOPLE AND YET PERHAPS NOT ONE HERE COULD NAME THE OTHER SEVEN MEN WE 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
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