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Teddy Roosevelt: Each one of you, if he is worth his salt, wishes, when he graduates, to pay some portion of the debt due to his alma…

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Each one of you, if he is worth his salt, wishes, when he graduates, to pay some portion of the debt due to his alma mater.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt encourages graduates to contribute back to their alma mater as a sign of gratitude.

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