On the recordAugust 25, 1902
We have got to do it somehow, and I ask that all men stand shoulder to shoulder as Americans to see that they do it well.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe have got to do it somehow, and I ask that all men stand shoulder to shoulder as Americans to see that they do it well.
Remarks in Lawrence, Massachusetts
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