Teddy Roosevelt: “There is but one real way in which any man can be helped, and that is…”

On the recordMay 11, 1903

There is but one real way in which any man can be helped, and that is by teaching him to help himself.

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Republican · New York

Source

Address at a Banquet Tendered by the Citizens of San Francisco, California at the Palace Hotel

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Teddy Roosevelt: “There is but one real way in which any man can be helped, and that is by teaching him to help himself.”