Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not care how moral a man is, if his morality is only good while…”

On the recordMay 18, 1903

I do not care how moral a man is, if his morality is only good while he sits at home in his own parlor, you can do nothing with him.

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Republican · New York

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Address at the Capitol Building in Sacramento, California

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not care how moral a man is, if his morality is only good while he sits at home in his own parlor, you can do…”