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On the recordMay 8, 1903
I believe in you, men and women of California, men and women of America, of the United States, because I feel that you are not only sound in body and sound in mind, but that which counts for more than body, more than mind—character.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Address at San Luis Obispo, California

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