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To this end it is well to keep alive the memory of those men who are fit to serve as examples of what is loftiest and best in American citizenship.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “To this end it is well to keep alive the memory of those men who are fit to serve as examples of what is loftiest and…”
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Roosevelt advocates for remembering exemplary figures in American history to inspire citizenship.
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