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Teddy Roosevelt: We have a right to expect from the college bred man, the college bred woman, a proper sense of proportion, a proper…

On the recordMay 13, 1903
We have a right to expect from the college bred man, the college bred woman, a proper sense of proportion, a proper sense of perspective.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Address at the University of California in Berkeley

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