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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. 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
y--a dramatic history and one instinct with the beauty which is part of gliding canoe and white sails, and part, too, of the huge smooth-slipping monsters of a modern day, sleek and swift as leviathans. But all the while the building of these ships has been going on, there has been slowly rising within the selfsame radius another ship, vaster, more inspiring, calling forth initiative even more intense, idealism even more 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 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. T UP AT QUINCEY A DRAMATIC HISTORY AND ONE INSTINCT WITH THE BEAUTY WHICH IS PART OF THE GLIDING CANOE AND WHITE SAILS AND PART TWO OF THE HUGE SMOOTH SLIPPING MONSTERS OF A MODERN DAY SLEEK AND SWIFT AS LEVIATHANS BUT ALL THE WHILE THE BUILDING OF THESE SHIPS HAS BEEN GOING ON THERE HAS BEEN SLOWLY RISING WITHIN THE SELF SAME RADIUS ANOTHER SHIP VASTER MORE INSPIRING CALLING FORTH INITIATIVE EVEN MORE INTENSE IDEALISM EVEN MORE 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
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