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Teddy Roosevelt: “A thing that is distressing to me to see is when sometimes the man and woman who have done well in life show a curious…”

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A thing that is distressing to me to see is when sometimes the man and woman who have done well in life show a curious inability to train their own children in the way that has resulted successfully for themselves.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt reflects on the challenges faced by successful individuals in raising their children.

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