Teddy Roosevelt: “It is a base untruth to say that happy is the nation that has no…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

It is a base untruth to say that happy is the nation that has no history.

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Republican · New York

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From his speech on the strenuous life, this declaration refutes the idea that a nation without significant historical events is fortunate.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is a base untruth to say that happy is the nation that has no history.”