On the recordOctober 15, 1888
it seems quite clear to me that it would be extending the pension theory to an unwarrantable limit to hold the Government responsible for such an accident.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGrover Cleveland: “it seems quite clear to me that it would be extending the pension theory to an unwarrantable limit to hold the…”
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The time is quite within recent memory when the same thing was said of immigrants who, with their descendants, are now numbered among our best citizens.
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