Teddy Roosevelt said "I want to see each young fellow able to do a man’s work in the world, and of a type which will not permit imposition to be practiced upon him." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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I want to see each young fellow able to do a man’s work in the world, and of a type which will not permit imposition to be practiced upon him.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt wants young men to be capable and assertive in their lives.

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