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Teddy Roosevelt: “This particular institution is under the management of a creed not my own, but few things gave me greater pleasure than…”

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This particular institution is under the management of a creed not my own, but few things gave me greater pleasure than to sign a bill increasing its power and usefulness.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt reflects on his pleasure in supporting an institution outside his own beliefs.

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