Teddy Roosevelt: “This country can not afford to have its sons less than men; but…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

This country can not afford to have its sons less than men; but neither can it afford to have them other than good men.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt declares that the nation requires its citizens to be both strong and morally upright.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “This country can not afford to have its sons less than men; but neither can it afford to have them other than good men.”