Teddy Roosevelt said "But in addition to dying for the nation you must be willing and anxious to live for the nation, or the nation will be badly off." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 20, 1902

But in addition to dying for the nation you must be willing and anxious to live for the nation, or the nation will be badly off.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument at Arlington, Under the Auspices...

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