Teddy Roosevelt: “Yet he must consider the question of expediency, in order that he may…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

Yet he must consider the question of expediency, in order that he may do all the good possible, for otherwise he will do none.

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Republican · New York

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In "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt argues that while expediency doesn't justify evil, it must be considered to maximize the good one can achieve.

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