Teddy Roosevelt said "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." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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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

Source

gutenberg.org

Editor's note · Context

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

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