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Teddy Roosevelt: Best of all it is to have what counts for more than body and more than mind, character—character, into which a good many…

On the recordMay 27, 1903
Best of all it is to have what counts for more than body and more than mind, character—character, into which a good many different elements enter, but these especially.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks in Glenn's Ferry, Idaho

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