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On the recordJuly 7, 1903
In the tests prescribed under regulations governing the employment of unskilled labor the element of age shall be omitted in the case of soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, and their relative fitness decided by their physical qualifications, moral character, industry, and adaptability for manual labor.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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I absolutely agree with you that this matter is not one to be decided with any reference to the personal preferences or interests of any man, but purely from the standpoint of the interests of the people as a whole.

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