On the recordNovember 15, 1903
I have not willingly planted a thorn in the breast of any man.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI have not willingly planted a thorn in the breast of any man.
Remarks at the Centennial Exercises in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
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