On the recordNovember 15, 1903
I hope sincerely that a century hence it will seem equally incredible to the American of that generation that there should be corruption and venality in public life.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI hope sincerely that a century hence it will seem equally incredible to the American of that generation that there should be corruption and venality in public life.
Remarks at the Centennial Exercises in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
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