Our steady growth in power has gone hand in hand with a strengthening disposition to use this power with strict regard for the rights of others and for the cause of international justice and good will.
Remarks Accepting the Republican Nomination for President
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It is one of the most fundamentally important documents ever laid before the American people.
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I do not believe in the doctrine that to the victor belong the spoils; but I think even less of the doctrine that the spoils shall be divided without a fight by the professional politicians on both sides.
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