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Teddy Roosevelt: The ideal that it is impossible for a man to strive after in practical life is not the type of ideal that you wish to…

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The ideal that it is impossible for a man to strive after in practical life is not the type of ideal that you wish to hold up and follow.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt warns against holding unattainable ideals that do not apply to practical life.

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