Teddy Roosevelt said "Thrice fortunate are you to whom it is given to lead lives of resolute endeavor for the achievement of lofty ideals." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 6, 1905

Thrice fortunate are you to whom it is given to lead lives of resolute endeavor for the achievement of lofty ideals.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks Before the National Educational Association in Ocean Grove, New Jersey

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