On the recordJuly 3, 1903
If he did not have a fighting edge, his patriotism did not count.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIf he did not have a fighting edge, his patriotism did not count.
Remarks at the Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of Huntington, Long Island, New York
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