Political Quotes

On the recordMay 18, 1903
But pleased though I am to see your abounding material prosperity, the products of your soil, the thing I am most pleased with is you yourselves, the men and women.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at Auburn, California

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