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On the recordJune 20, 1905
Ruskin said that what counted was the work that was done not for the fees, but for the work's sake.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks on Receiving the Degree of LL.D. From Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts

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