Teddy Roosevelt: “We need their ruggedness of body, their keen and vigorous minds, and…”

On the recordOctober 14, 1903

We need their ruggedness of body, their keen and vigorous minds, and above all their dominant quality of forceful character.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Unveiling of the Sherman Statue in Washington, DC

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We need their ruggedness of body, their keen and vigorous minds, and above all their dominant quality of forceful…”