On the recordAugust 27, 1902
If any man tells you that he can advance a specific by which all the evils of the body politic will be made to disappear, distrust him, for if he is honest he knows not what he says.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIf any man tells you that he can advance a specific by which all the evils of the body politic will be made to disappear, distrust him, for if he is honest he knows not what he says.
Remarks at the State Fair Grounds in Concord, New Hampshire
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