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Teddy Roosevelt: “In international rivalry this country does not have to fear the competition of pauper labor as much as it has to fear…”

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In international rivalry this country does not have to fear the competition of pauper labor as much as it has to fear the educated labor of specially trained competitors; and we should have the education of the hand, eye, and brain which will fit us to meet such competition.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt warns that the U.S. must prepare its workforce to compete with educated foreign labor.

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