Teddy Roosevelt: “All about us there are innumerable tendencies that tell for good, and…”

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All about us there are innumerable tendencies that tell for good, and innumerable tendencies that tell for evil.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt acknowledges the dual nature of societal tendencies towards good and evil.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “All about us there are innumerable tendencies that tell for good, and innumerable tendencies that tell for evil.”