Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 11, 1905
No greater work can be done by a philanthropic or religious society than to stretch out the helping hand to the man and the woman who come here to this country to become citizens.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at a Meeting of the American Tract Society

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