Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 9, 1905
In the last analysis the factor most influential in determining any man's success must ever be the sum of that man's own qualities, of his knowledge, foresight, thrift, and courage.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks Before the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America and the United Mine Workers of America at Wilkes-Barre,...

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