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Teddy Roosevelt: “No Christian and civilized community can afford to show a happy-go-lucky lack of concern for the youth of to-day; for…”

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No Christian and civilized community can afford to show a happy-go-lucky lack of concern for the youth of to-day; for, if so, the community will have to pay a terrible penalty of financial burden and social degradation in the to-morrow.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt warns that neglecting the welfare of youth will lead to significant future societal costs.

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