Let us in our turn with equal courage, equal hardihood and manliness, carry on the task that our forefathers have intrusted to our hands; and let us resolve that we shall leave to our children and our children’s children an even mightier heritage than we received in our turn.
Roosevelt calls for courage and responsibility in continuing the legacy of past generations.
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I want every labor man, every labor leader, every organized union man, to take the lead in denouncing crime or violence.
Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
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