Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 29, 1905
Our faith in the future of the republic is firm, because we believe that on the whole and in the long run our people think clearly and act rightly.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Forty-Second Anniversary Banquet of the Union League Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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