Teddy Roosevelt said "While prosperity is indispensable as the basis, as the foundation, it will not amount to anything if you do not build on that foundation." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 9, 1905

While prosperity is indispensable as the basis, as the foundation, it will not amount to anything if you do not build on that foundation.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks in Sterling, Illinois

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