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Teddy Roosevelt: “All honor must be paid to the architects of our material prosperity, to the great captains of industry who have built…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
All honor must be paid to the architects of our material prosperity, to the great captains of industry who have built our factories and our railroads, to the strong men who toil for wealth with brain or hand; for great is the debt of the nation to these and their kind.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

In "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt acknowledges the vital role of industry leaders and laborers in building national wealth.

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