Political Quotes

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I want to dwell, however, upon the fact that we have the right to claim from you not merely that you shall have heart in your work, not merely that you shall put your souls into it, but that you shall give the best that your minds have to it also.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt insists on the necessity of commitment and intellectual effort in one's work.

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