On the recordJanuary 29, 1905
It is idle to talk of our faith in the Monroe Doctrine if we are not able to make that faith evident.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is idle to talk of our faith in the Monroe Doctrine if we are not able to make that faith evident.
Commencement Address at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland
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