Source: speech at the laying of the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument at Charlestown, Boston, Mass. June 17, 1825.
Text of the Plaque
* * * LET US DEVELOP THE RESOURCES OF OUR LAND, CALL FORTH ITS POWERS, BUILD UP ITS INSTITUTIONS, PROMOTE ALL ITS GREAT INTERESTS AND SEE WHETHER WE ALSO IN OUR DAY AND GENERATION MAY NOT PERFORM SOMETHING WORTHY TO BE REMEMBERED
