Political Quotes

On the recordMay 13, 1903
Much though I have been interested in the wonderful physical beauty of this wonderful State, I have been infinitely more interested in its citizenship.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Address at the University of California in Berkeley

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One of the chief principles for which I have stood, and for which I now stand, and which I have always endeavored and always shall endeavor to reduce to action, is the genuine rule of the people.

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