Political Quotes

On the recordMay 13, 1903
The shots that count in battle are the shots that hit, and only those.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Dedication of the Navy Memorial Monument in San Francisco, California

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