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On the recordOctober 20, 1905
And I do want to say one thing in conclusion; if I have ever been able to accomplish anything at all in regard to peace or whatever else it may be, it has been done only to this end, to give fit expression to the thoughts and aspirations of the mighty people whose representative I, at the present time, happen to be.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at a Banquet Given by the St. Augustine Board of Trade in St. Augustine, Florida

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