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Teddy Roosevelt: “The man who only talks of his rights and not of his duties is not a good citizen.”

On the recordSeptember 2, 1902
The man who only talks of his rights and not of his duties is not a good citizen.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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