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Teddy Roosevelt: It is a good thing to have a sound body; it is a better thing to have a sound mind.

On the recordMay 27, 1903
It is a good thing to have a sound body; it is a better thing to have a sound mind.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks in Glenn's Ferry, Idaho

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