Teddy Roosevelt: “We are bound in honor to try to remedy injustice; but if we are wise…”

On the recordMay 26, 1903

We are bound in honor to try to remedy injustice; but if we are wise we will seek to remedy it in practical ways.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at Columbia Gardens in Butte, Montana

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We are bound in honor to try to remedy injustice; but if we are wise we will seek to remedy it in practical ways.”