Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not believe that we ought ever to try to delude ourselves with…”

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I do not believe that we ought ever to try to delude ourselves with the thought that we can make life easy, effortless, and yet keep it worth having.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt expresses skepticism about the idea of making life easy while still finding it valuable.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not believe that we ought ever to try to delude ourselves with the thought that we can make life easy, effortless…”