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On the recordNovember 18, 1902
The American flag stands for orderly liberty, and it stands for it abroad as it stands for it at home.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Banquet Tendered General Luke E. Wright in Memphis, Tennessee

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