On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
A man’s first duty is to his own home, but he is not thereby excused from doing his duty to the State; for if he fails in this second duty it is under the penalty of ceasing to be a freeman.
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Discussing the responsibilities of citizenship, Roosevelt emphasizes that individual duties to family must be complemented by duties to the state to preserve freedom.
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