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Yet surely it is the duty of every public man to try to make all of us keep in mind, and practice, the moralities essential to the welfare of the American people.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt insists that public figures have a responsibility to uphold and promote essential moral values for the nation's welfare.

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