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Teddy Roosevelt: “I desire to see in this country the decent men strong and the strong men decent.”

On the recordAugust 15, 1903
I desire to see in this country the decent men strong and the strong men decent.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks to the Holy Name Society in Oyster Bay, New York

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