Political Quotes

On the recordJune 10, 1902
West Pointers have risen to the first rank in all the occupations of civil life.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at The Centennial Celebration of the Establishment of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York

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