Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 25, 1902
It is a much easier thing to tell people that you have got a patent recipe that—will save them from having to take trouble themselves than it is to tell them perfectly plain, homely truths.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Old Orchard, Maine

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