第2部分(第3/7 頁)

　Are　they　reliable？　Are they　brave？　Are　they　capable　of　victory？　Their　story　is　known　to　all　of　you。　It is　the　story　of　the　American　man�at�arms。　My　estimate　of　him　was　formed　on　the battlefield　many；　many　years　ago；　and　has　never　changed。　I　regarded　him　then　as I　regard　him　now　—　as　one　of　the　world's　noblest　figures；　not　only　as　one　of　t　he　finest　military　characters；　but　also　as　one　of　the　most　stainless。　His　name　a　nd　fame　are　the　birthright　of　every　American　citizen。　In　his　youth　and　strength； his　love　and　loyalty；　he　gave　all　that　mortality　can　give。

He　needs　no　eulogy　from　me　or　from　any　other　man。　He　has　written　his　own　his　tory　and　written　it　in　red　on　his　enemy's　breast。　But　when　I　think　of　his　patien　ce　under　adversity；　of　his　courage　under　fire；　and　of　his　modesty　in　victory；　I am　filled　with　an　emotion　of　admiration　I　cannot　put　into　words。　He　belongs　to　h　istory　as　furnishing　one　of　the　greatest　examples　of　successful　patriotism。　He　b　elongs　to　posterity　as　the　instructor　of　future　generations　in　the　principles　of liberty　and　freedom。　He　belongs　to　the　present；　to　us；　by　his　virtues　and　by　hi　s　achievements。　In　20　campaigns；　on　a　hundred　battlefields；　around　a　thousand　ca　mpfires；　I　have　witnessed　that　enduring　fortitude；　that　patriotic　self�abnegati　on；　and　that　invincible　determination　which　have　carved　his　statue　in　the　hearts of　his　people。　From　one　end　of　the　world　to　the　other　he　has　drained　deep　the　c　halice　of　courage。

序　言（6）

As　I　listened　to　those　songs　the　glee　club；　in　memory's　eye　I　could　see　thos　e　staggering　columns　of　the　First　World　War；　bending　under　soggy　packs；　on　many a　weary　march　from　dripping　dusk　to　drizzling　dawn；　slogging　ankle�deep　through the　mire　of　shell�shocked　roads；　to　form　grimly　for　the　atta