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On the recordJune 2, 1903
I ask this audience—I ask the State of Illinois—I ask the entire Union to see to it, that there is no fault in the upbuilding and the maintaining of the American navy.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Bloomington, Illinois

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