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From the lowest grade of the public school to the highest form of university training, education in this country is at the disposal of every man, every woman, who chooses to work for and obtain it.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes that education is accessible to all who are willing to pursue it in the United States.

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