Teddy Roosevelt: “The poorest life that any one can live from the standpoint of pleasure…”

On the recordMay 8, 1903

The poorest life that any one can live from the standpoint of pleasure is the life that has nothing but pleasure as its end and aim.

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Republican · New York

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Address at Ventura, California

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The poorest life that any one can live from the standpoint of pleasure is the life that has nothing but pleasure as its…”