Political Quotes

On the recordApril 22, 1910
Character must show itself in the man's performance both of the duty he owes himself and of the duty he owes the State.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Address at the Sorbonne in Paris, France: Citizenship in a Republic

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