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Teddy Roosevelt: It is vain to tell a people as masterful as ours that the spirit of enterprise is not safe.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
It is vain to tell a people as masterful as ours that the spirit of enterprise is not safe.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Speaking on American character and foreign policy, this quote asserts the inherent enterprising nature of the American people.

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