Political Quotes

On the recordMay 23, 1931
It is indeed fitting that such a Shrine should be adorned with memorials of their supreme sacrifice, and that our countrymen should resort there for remembrance.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message on the Dedication of a World War Shrine in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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