Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 19, 1904
The future of this country depends upon the way in which the average man or the average woman in it does his or her duty.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Celebration of the 110th Anniversary of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

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