“Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Address in San Francisco, California (13 May 1903) http://www.trsite.org/content/pages/speaking-loudly <br class="br">1900s

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American politician, 26th president of the United States 1858–1919

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