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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 7, 1903

I cannot say how I have appreciated being here in your beautiful State and your beautiful city.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 7, 1903

I believe in the Monroe doctrine, and I believe in it not as an empty formula of words, but as something we are ready to make good by deeds.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 7, 1903

In saying good-by to you I want to say that it has been the greatest pleasure to see you.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 7, 1903

We can solve aright all the difficult problems that come up because of and through our modern civilization.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 7, 1903

To think of the well-nigh incredible fact that all of this that I have been looking at—the city, the development of the country—that it has all occurred within twenty years.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 7, 1903

I always envy you men of the Grand Army because you do not have to preach; you practiced.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 7, 1903

Any man who claims that there can be liberty in spite of and against the law is claiming that anarchy is liberty.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 6, 1903

I have looked forward toward visiting your wonderful and beautiful State for years, and I am so glad of having the chance of being here.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 6, 1903

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 6, 1903

It is a good thing to grow citrus fruits, but it is even a better thing to have the right kind of citizenship.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· May 6, 1903

I believe in the future of this country because I believe in the men and women whom we are developing in the country.

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