Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 6, 1911
I do not hesitate to say that you have been the object of one of the most unscrupulous conspiracies for the defamation of character that history can show.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Richard A. Ballinger Accepting His Resignation as Secretary of the Interior

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