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Teddy Roosevelt: “Surely this is the spirit which all Americans should show now, when there is so little excuse for malice or rancor or…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 1905
Surely this is the spirit which all Americans should show now, when there is so little excuse for malice or rancor or hatred, when there is so little of vital consequence to divide brother from brother.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club in New York City

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