Teddy Roosevelt: “You must pull your own weight first before you can do more than be a…”

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You must pull your own weight first before you can do more than be a passenger in the boat.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt uses a metaphor about teamwork to illustrate personal responsibility.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “You must pull your own weight first before you can do more than be a passenger in the boat.”