Teddy Roosevelt: “Ruskin said that what counted was the work that was done not for the…”

On the recordJune 20, 1905

Ruskin said that what counted was the work that was done not for the fees, but for the work's sake.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks on Receiving the Degree of LL.D. From Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Ruskin said that what counted was the work that was done not for the fees, but for the work's sake.”