On the recordAugust 22, 1902
If when people wax fat they kick, as they have kicked since the days of Jeshurun, they will speedily destroy their own prosperity.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIf when people wax fat they kick, as they have kicked since the days of Jeshurun, they will speedily destroy their own prosperity.
Remarks in Providence, Rhode Island
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