Most of the great material works by which the entire country benefits have been due to the action of individual men, or of aggregates of men, who made money for themselves by doing that which was in the interest of the people as a whole.
Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of individual initiative in creating public benefits through private enterprise.
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I want every labor man, every labor leader, every organized union man, to take the lead in denouncing crime or violence.
The American people by a great plurality have conferred upon you the highest honor in their gift.
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