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INSCRIPTIONS


FOR THE PROPYLÆA

PANEL I

HERE, BY THE GREAT WATERS OF THE NORTH, ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER THE PEOPLES OF THE TWO AMERICAS, IN EXPOSITION OF THEIR RESOURCES, INDUSTRIES, PRODUCTS, INVENTIONS, ARTS, AND IDEAS


PANEL II

THAT THE CENTURY NOW BEGUN MAY UNITE IN THE BONDS OF PEACE, KNOWLEDGE, GOOD-WILL, FRIENDSHIP, AND NOBLE EMULATION ALL THE DWELLERS ON THE CONTINENTS AND ISLANDS OF THE NEW WORLD


FOR THE STADIUM

PANEL I

NOT IGNOBLE ARE THE DAYS OF PEACE, NOT WITHOUT COURAGE AND LAURELED VICTORIES