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On the recordMarch 6, 1911
Every fibre of my nature rebels against such hypocrisy and nerves me to fight such a combination and such methods to the bitter end, lest success in this instance may form a demoralizing precedent.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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

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