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Excerpt from An Address: Delivered Before the Literary Societies of Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa, , July 4, 1833The American revolution cannot properly be esti mated, independently of its consequences. Sublime as were the sacrifices which it called forth, it is not to be considered merely as a glorious display of de voted patriotism, untiring' fortitude and determined valour - as a bright example of virtuous efforts con ducted by a gracious providence to happy results as a triumphant relief of suffering worth from proud oppression - or as the auspicious establishment of a mighty empire on the broadest basis of popular repre sentation. These properties belong indeed to an event among the most remarkable in the story of man kind. Had it been no otherwise distinguished, his tory would have inscribed it upon her brightest page, philosophy would have pointed to it as confirming many of her favourite theories, and the'shades of those who bled for its accomplishment would have continued to walk amid the con¿icts and animate the exertions of struggling freedom until the end of time. It would have taught lessons profitable to the world at large. Its speculative results would have been theproperty of mankind. But a long train of benefits and blessings was laid for the descendants of those who braved the storm, and who were themselves un conscious of the extent which they would one day reach. These benefits and blessings have continued to pass along the course of time, increasing in abun dance and diffusing themselves in lavish bounty in their progress. They resemble a stream which, springing from a pure but unpretending source in the depths of the forest or on the summit of the mountain, gathers as it ¿ows its tributary waters, and gliding through boundless plains which it fertilizes, swells at length into a mighty and majestic river, which re ¿ects from its bright surface populous cities, and bears upon its buoyant waves the productions of a world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.