Teddy Roosevelt: “And each one of us who has obtained an education has obtained…”

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And each one of us who has obtained an education has obtained something for which he or she has not personally paid.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt points out that education is a communal benefit that individuals have not fully compensated for.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “And each one of us who has obtained an education has obtained something for which he or she has not personally paid.”