Teddy Roosevelt: “You can pardon most anything in a man who will tell the truth, because…”

On the recordMay 8, 1903

You can pardon most anything in a man who will tell the truth, because you know where that man is; you know what he means.

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Republican · New York

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Address at Ventura, California

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Teddy Roosevelt: “You can pardon most anything in a man who will tell the truth, because you know where that man is; you know what he…”