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Remarks to the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in Montpelier, Vermont

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Feb 23, 1912

One of the chief principles for which I have stood, and for which I now stand, and which I have always endeavored and always shall endeavor to reduce to action, is the genuine rule of the people.

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I will accept the nomination for President if it is tendered to me, and I will adhere to this decision until the convention has expressed its preference.

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Apr 22, 1910

The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own.

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Aug 30, 1910

I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.

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