Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 26, 1902
We ought to say it as a reminder to us that we are not to be excused if in the future we do any less well than has been done in the past.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Ellsworth, Maine

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