On the recordAugust 29, 1902
You ought not to want to see it anyway; but only now and then comes the chance to do the good work in war.
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presidency.ucsb.eduYou ought not to want to see it anyway; but only now and then comes the chance to do the good work in war.
Remarks in South Royalton, Vermont
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