Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 25, 1902
Our salvation now, as in the old days, lies in the practical applying of principles that, in theory, we admit to be the only principles according to which it is possible to administer this Republic.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Dover, New Hampshire

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