Teddy Roosevelt: “The absence of either makes the presence of the other worthless or…”

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The absence of either makes the presence of the other worthless or worse.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserts that the absence of either idealism or efficiency renders the other ineffective.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The absence of either makes the presence of the other worthless or worse.”