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Teddy Roosevelt: “They knew each how to act for himself, and yet each how to act with his fellows.”

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They knew each how to act for himself, and yet each how to act with his fellows.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote illustrates the balance between individual action and collective cooperation.

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