Teddy Roosevelt: “Like Lincoln he sought after the noblest objects, and like Lincoln he…”

On the recordFebruary 21, 1905

Like Lincoln he sought after the noblest objects, and like Lincoln he sought after them by thoroughly practical methods.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Commemoration of Washington's Birthday by the University of Pennsylvania and on Receiving the Degree of...

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Like Lincoln he sought after the noblest objects, and like Lincoln he sought after them by thoroughly practical methods.”