On the recordOctober 21, 1906
Material well-being, indispensable though it is, can never be anything but the foundation of true national greatness and happiness.
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presidency.ucsb.eduMaterial well-being, indispensable though it is, can never be anything but the foundation of true national greatness and happiness.
Proclamation 665—Thanksgiving Day, 1906
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