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Teddy Roosevelt: “I believe not in brilliancy, not in genius, I believe in the ordinary, humdrum, work-a-day virtues that make a man a…”

On the recordMay 17, 1903
I believe not in brilliancy, not in genius, I believe in the ordinary, humdrum, work-a-day virtues that make a man a good man in his family, a good neighbor, a good man to deal with in business, a good man to deal with in the State.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at Berenda, California

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