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In such a fundamental matter as the enforcement of the law we do not have to depend upon promises, but merely to ask that our record be taken as an earnest of what we shall continue to do.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “In such a fundamental matter as the enforcement of the law we do not have to depend upon promises, but merely to ask…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of law enforcement based on past actions rather than promises.
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