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Teddy Roosevelt: “The forces that tend for evil are great and terrible, but the forces of truth and love and courage and honesty and…”

On the recordApril 13, 1906
The forces that tend for evil are great and terrible, but the forces of truth and love and courage and honesty and generosity and sympathy are also stronger than ever before.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Office Building of the House of Representatives: \The Man with the Muck...\

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