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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 to W. S. Rainsford

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06880 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1914/12/12 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.4 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

"I am a radical and I could never be anything else; but I am a sane radical and I know we cannot get people to digest too much radicalism..." Corrected in T.R.'s hand. On personal stationery. Some water damage to inks.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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