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Teddy Roosevelt: “We are dealing with a new and momentous question, in the pregnant years while institutions are forming, and what we do…”

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We are dealing with a new and momentous question, in the pregnant years while institutions are forming, and what we do will affect not only the present but future generations.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt reflects on the significant impact of current decisions on future generations.

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