Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

The facts did not merely warrant the action I took--they rendered such action imperative unless I was to prove false to my sworn duty.

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01/13/1907

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It is hereby ordered that upon Wednesday, the 21st instant, such employees of the Executive Departments, the Government Printing Office, and...

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