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Teddy Roosevelt: “Above all they should give us strength with the men and women who are the spiritual heirs of those who upheld the hands…”

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Above all they should give us strength with the men and women who are the spiritual heirs of those who upheld the hands of Abraham Lincoln; for we are striving to do our work in the spirit with which Lincoln approached his.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt draws a parallel between his administration's efforts and the legacy of Abraham Lincoln.

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