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On the recordJuly 2, 1909
They recalled that the Pretorian Guard of Rome was an instrument in furthering the ambition of those who would suppress free institutions and who were to assume despotic power.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Unveiling of the Memorial to Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson, Founder of the Grand Army of the Republic

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