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And while progression's brilliant light illumes the tender sky
The heroes of the present must the present need supply.
What happiness to meditate on how the nation grew
Till swift electric chargers dare the steeds of steam pursue;
How good it is to feel, to know, the truth of this decree
That "God made all men equal" and beyond denial "Free."