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On the recordOctober 19, 1905
I want to say that one of the great reasons why I like what he has written is because after reading it I rise up with the purpose of being a better man.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Piedmont Club Luncheon in Atlanta, Georgia

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