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On the recordJuly 6, 1905
Even when we hear so much criticism of certain aspects of our public life and of certain of our public servants, criticism which I regret to state is in many cases deserved.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks Before the National Educational Association in Ocean Grove, New Jersey

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