On the recordAugust 24, 1902
You can do a good deal through the town, but you can do more for the town than it can do for you.
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presidency.ucsb.eduYou can do a good deal through the town, but you can do more for the town than it can do for you.
Remarks in Nahant, Massachusetts
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