On the recordJuly 6, 1905
If you did not do your work well this Republic would not endure beyond the span of the generation.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIf you did not do your work well this Republic would not endure beyond the span of the generation.
Remarks Before the National Educational Association in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
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