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On the recordMay 29, 1903
I would preach to my countrymen not the life of ease; not the effortless life of comfort, of avoidance of risk, and avoidance of trouble.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks in Cheyenne, Wyoming

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