Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 19, 1905
The fearless condemnation of what is wrong; the standing up for what is decent, for what is straight.
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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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