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Teddy Roosevelt: “Remember that there is only one way in which the ordinary college graduate can benefit his alma mater.”

On the recordApril 5, 1905
Remember that there is only one way in which the ordinary college graduate can benefit his alma mater.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the State University in Austin, Texas

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