On the recordJune 15, 1903
Do not make threats at all, but if it becomes necessary to say what, in a certain contingency we are going to do, say it and then do it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduDo not make threats at all, but if it becomes necessary to say what, in a certain contingency we are going to do, say it and then do it.
Remarks at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
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