Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 29, 1905
Justice—so far as it is humanly possible to give and to get justice—is the foundation of our government.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Forty-Second Anniversary Banquet of the Union League Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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