Teddy Roosevelt: “No one of us can do everything, but each of us can do something, and…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

No one of us can do everything, but each of us can do something, and if we work together the aggregate of these somethings will be very considerable.

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Republican · New York

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In an address encouraging civic participation, this highlights the power of combined individual efforts to achieve significant collective impact.

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