On the recordOctober 26, 1911
I would rather cut off my right hand than do anything to disturb the business of this country.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBill Taft: “I would rather cut off my right hand than do anything to disturb the business of this country.”
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Remarks at the First Regiment Armory Organized by the Hamilton Club in Chicago, Illinois
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