On the recordJanuary 25, 1905
No material prosperity, no business growth, no artistic or scientific development will count if the race commits suicide.
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presidency.ucsb.eduNo material prosperity, no business growth, no artistic or scientific development will count if the race commits suicide.
Remarks to a Committee of the Inter-Church Conference on Marriage and Divorce at the White House
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