On the recordMay 29, 1906
Nothing is cheaper than to say that the people are all right but that the politicians are all wrong.
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presidency.ucsb.eduNothing is cheaper than to say that the people are all right but that the politicians are all wrong.
Memorial Day Remarks at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia
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