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On the recordNovember 21, 1904
It is not of the slightest use to hear the word, if you do not try to put it into effect afterward.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks Introducing the Reverend Charles Wagner to an Audience in Lafayette Theatre

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