Political Quotes

On the recordMay 20, 1903
I ask that we, the inheritors of the glory of the men who founded the Republic under Washington, of the men who saved it under Lincoln, in our turn play our part and do aright the lesser tasks of today.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Lewis and Clark Memorial in Portland, Oregon

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