Teddy Roosevelt: “It is important even to the development of the average man, for the…”

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It is important even to the development of the average man, for the average of all of us is raised by the work of the great masters.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights that the achievements of great masters elevate the overall quality of the average individual.

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