Teddy Roosevelt: “Honor to the statesmen of the past, and may the statesmen of the…”

On the recordMay 1, 1902

Honor to the statesmen of the past, and may the statesmen of the present strive to live up to the example they set!

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Banquet of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Honor to the statesmen of the past, and may the statesmen of the present strive to live up to the example they set!”