On the recordJanuary 29, 1905
On the one hand we have the right to expect a peculiar measure of self-sacrificing service from you.
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presidency.ucsb.eduOn the one hand we have the right to expect a peculiar measure of self-sacrificing service from you.
Commencement Address at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland
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