On the recordMarch 16, 1905
Let us be true to ourselves, for we cannot then be false to any man.
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presidency.ucsb.eduLet us be true to ourselves, for we cannot then be false to any man.
Remarks at the 121st Annual Dinner of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in New York City
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