On the recordFebruary 12, 1905
It is a discredit to be dishonest, just as it is a discredit to be a coward.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is a discredit to be dishonest, just as it is a discredit to be a coward.
Remarks at the Banquet of the New York Press Club in New York City
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