Teddy Roosevelt: “I have told you that I wanted you not only to be decent, but to be…”

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I have told you that I wanted you not only to be decent, but to be strong.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt reiterates his desire for men to embody both decency and strength.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I have told you that I wanted you not only to be decent, but to be strong.”