Teddy Roosevelt: “I thank you not only for the words which accompany it, but for the…”

On the recordOctober 25, 1905

I thank you not only for the words which accompany it, but for the spirit which lies behind the words.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks on Being Presented with a Watch Charm by a Delegation of Confederate Veterans in New Orleans

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I thank you not only for the words which accompany it, but for the spirit which lies behind the words.”