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Another great speech in Springfield

By Larry Stevens - Feb 25th, 2007 at 7:23 pm EST

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Then we stood where we could see
Every band,
And the speaker's stand.
And Bryan took the platform.
And he was introduced.
And he lifted his hand
And cast a new spell.
Progressive silence fell
In Springfield,
In Illinois,
Around the world.
Then we heard these glacial boulders across the prairie rolled:
"The people have the right to make their own mistakes....
You shall not crucify mankind
Upon a cross of gold."

And everybody heard him-
In the streets and State House yard.
And everybody heard him
In Springfield,
In Illinois,
Around and around and around the world,
That danced upon its axis
And like a darling broncho whirled.

From "Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, Bryan" by Vachel Lindsay

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