08/26/1902
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"If you did not do your work well this Republic would not endure beyond the span of the generation."
"Thrice fortunate are you to whom it is given to lead lives of resolute endeavor for the achievement of lofty ideals."
"Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do declare and proclaim that the first of the conditions specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 1891, is now f..."
"Done at the request of Secretary Hay, who says she is now the best clerk of her class that he has."