But I think that the duties are even more important than the rights; and in the long run I think that the reward is ampler and greater for duty well done than for the insistence upon individual rights, necessary though this, too, must often be.
Roosevelt prioritizes duties over rights, suggesting that fulfilling responsibilities leads to greater rewards.
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