On the recordMay 7, 1903
It is, of course, the merest truism to say that important though it is to develop factories, railroads, farms, commerce, the thing that counts is the development of citizenship.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is, of course, the merest truism to say that important though it is to develop factories, railroads, farms, commerce, the thing that counts is the development of citizenship.
Address at Pasadena, California
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