Political Quotes

On the recordJune 20, 1905
All the statesman needs to do is to exercise common sense, and stick as close to the Golden Rule as his imperfect human nature will permit.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks on Receiving the Degree of LL.D. From Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts

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