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Teddy Roosevelt: “Exactly as one kind of man sneers at college work because he does not think it bears any immediate fruit in…”

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Exactly as one kind of man sneers at college work because he does not think it bears any immediate fruit in money-getting, so another type of man sneers at college sports because he does not see their immediate effect for good in practical life.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt critiques those who dismiss college work and sports for their lack of immediate financial return.

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