On the recordMay 27, 1903
No law that the wit of man has even devised can make or ever will make a fool wise, or a coward brave, or a weakling strong.
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presidency.ucsb.eduNo law that the wit of man has even devised can make or ever will make a fool wise, or a coward brave, or a weakling strong.
Remarks in Glenn's Ferry, Idaho
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