On the recordMay 19, 1903
I pity no man because he has to work.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI pity no man because he has to work.
Remarks at Dunsmuir, California
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The American people by a great plurality have conferred upon you the highest honor in their gift.
Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
One of the chief principles for which I have stood, and for which I now stand, and which I have always endeavored and always shall endeavor to reduce to action, is the genuine rule of the people.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood.