Teddy Roosevelt: “The first requisite of liberty, as we and our forefathers have known…”

On the recordAugust 29, 1902

The first requisite of liberty, as we and our forefathers have known it, is the willingness to abide by the law.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks in Windsor, Vermont

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The first requisite of liberty, as we and our forefathers have known it, is the willingness to abide by the law.”