On the recordJune 21, 1905
I ask that the nation dare to be great, and that in daring to be great it show how to do justice to the weak no less than to exact justice from the strong.
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Remarks on Receiving the Degree of Doctor of Human Letters From Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts
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