On the recordMay 29, 1903
Precept is a very good thing, but to my thinking an ounce of practical energy is worth any amount of precept without action.
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presidency.ucsb.eduPrecept is a very good thing, but to my thinking an ounce of practical energy is worth any amount of precept without action.
Remarks in Laramie, Wyoming
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