Teddy Roosevelt: “The only first-rate work is the work done by the man who does it for…”

On the recordApril 18, 1902

The only first-rate work is the work done by the man who does it for the sake of doing it well, who counts the deed itself as his reward.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Banquet at Sherry's in Honor of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University in New York...

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The only first-rate work is the work done by the man who does it for the sake of doing it well, who counts the deed…”