Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 4, 1909
The truth is, in those days such a thing as freedom of religion was not understood.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Address at the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Norwich, Connecticut

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Jul 25, 1911

It is easy in cases like this to take the course which timidity prompts, and to do nothing, but such a course does not inure to the public weal.

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May 7, 1911

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order of November 15, 1883, creating a reservation for use of the 'Pima and Maricopa Indians,' be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to make such reservation available for use of the Pima and Maricopa Indians and such other Indians as the Secretary of the Interior may see fit to settle thereon.

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