On the recordMay 9, 1905
This government is not, and never shall be, the government of a plutocracy.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThis government is not, and never shall be, the government of a plutocracy.
Remarks at the Banquet of the Iroquois Club in Chicago, Illinois
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