Teddy Roosevelt: “It is not a matter of credit to be honest, any more than it is a…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 1905

It is not a matter of credit to be honest, any more than it is a matter of credit to a soldier to be brave.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Banquet of the New York Press Club in New York City

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is not a matter of credit to be honest, any more than it is a matter of credit to a soldier to be brave.”