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Introduction H. ,enry W. Grady said it first. Back in 1886, the young editor of the Atlanta Constitution went to New York to address the New England Society Bent on healing the wounds of the Civil War (he was credited with "loving a nation back to peace"), he had a message, he said, for...

In latter days, with time winding down, he used to rise up after each ten thousand years and offer praises to the sun. Now, lifting both arms, once more he pronounced the old phrases, and then sent them off on their long journey through nights and days. He was in a city, to judge by many things:...