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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is the kind of work the doing of which is of infinite importance both from the standpoint of the state and from the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
It is the kind of work the doing of which is of infinite importance both from the standpoint of the state and from the standpoint of the individual; yet it is a work which, to be successful, must emphatically be a labor of love.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York
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Editor's note · Context

From his essay "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt describes the essential qualities of impactful public service and community work.

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