Political Quotes

On the recordApril 22, 1910
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Sorbonne in Paris, France: Citizenship in a Republic

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