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In the first place, it is true of the colored man, as it is true of the white man, that in the long run his fate must depend far more upon his own effort than upon the efforts of any outside friend.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “In the first place, it is true of the colored man, as it is true of the white man, that in the long run his fate must…”
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Roosevelt asserts that both black and white individuals must rely on their own efforts for their future success.
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