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It is a fundamental truth that the prosperity of any people is simply another term for the prosperity of the home-makers among that people.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt defines the prosperity of a people as intrinsically linked to the well-being of their home-makers.

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