10/31/1904
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"It is absolutely necessary to earn a certain amount of money."
"I do not in the least underestimate the need of having material prosperity as the basis of our civilization."
"and finally he crowned his life work by serving as Secretary of State with such farsighted reading of the future and such loyalty to lofty ideals as to confer lasting benefits not only upon our own co..."
"He entered the public service as the trusted and intimate companion of Abraham Lincoln, and for well-nigh forty-five years he served his country with loyal devotion and high ability in many positions ..."