Teddy Roosevelt: “I think we are very apt to learn most when neither we nor the people…”

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I think we are very apt to learn most when neither we nor the people talking to us intend to teach anything.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt believes that informal conversations often lead to the most significant learning experiences.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I think we are very apt to learn most when neither we nor the people talking to us intend to teach anything.”