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"It was a great day—a glorious deed!" said Laurence, coloring high with enthusiasm. "And, Grandfather, I love to think that the sages in Congress showed themselves as bold and true as the soldiers in the field. For it must have required more courage to sign the Declaration of Independence, than to fight the enemy in battle." Grandfather acquiesced in Laurence’s view of the matter.
"After its long intercourse with mankind—after looking upon the world for ages—what lessons of golden wisdom it might utter! It might teach a private person how to lead a good and happy life—or a statesman how to make his country prosperous!" Grandfather was struck by Laurence’s idea, that the historic chair should utter a voice, and thus pour forth the collected wisdom of two centuries.
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