True, we build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no… — John W. Davis

True, we build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures-unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth our difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.

1946
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Davis, John W. Address in New York. 16 Mar. 1946, New York, NY, USA.

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