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On the recordApril 5, 1905
My fellow-citizens, my fellow-Americans, I address you here under the shadow of your beautiful capitol of this great and wonderful State with its heroic memories of Austin, of Sam Houston, of Davy Crockett, of all the men who, in picture or in statue, are commemorated in these halls, and my strongest feeling is that, proud though you are of Texas, you cannot be prouder of it than I am.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks on Capitol Plaza in Austin, Texas

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