On the recordApril 4, 1905
It is a poor thing for a nation if it uses the memory of the past to excuse it for inaction or failure in the present.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is a poor thing for a nation if it uses the memory of the past to excuse it for inaction or failure in the present.
Remarks in Dallas, Texas
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