Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 26, 1902
It is our duty to lift him up; but it is also our duty to remember that there is no earthly use in trying to carry him.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Fair Ground in Bangor, Maine

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