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Teddy Roosevelt: “We do not have to avoid definite and conclusive committal on the most important issue which has recently been before the…”

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We do not have to avoid definite and conclusive committal on the most important issue which has recently been before the people, and which may at any time in the near future be before them again.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts the need for clear commitments on significant political issues facing the public.

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