Teddy Roosevelt: “I propose a toast to which there will be no answer, and to which I ask…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1905

I propose a toast to which there will be no answer, and to which I ask you to drink in silence standing.

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Republican · New York

Source

Remarks on the Occasion of Introducing the Russian and Japanese Peace Envoys on Board the Mayflower Near Oyster Bay, New York

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I propose a toast to which there will be no answer, and to which I ask you to drink in silence standing.”