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Teddy Roosevelt: “Each of us, unless he is contented to be a cumberer of the earth's surface, must strive to do his life-work with his…”

On the recordAugust 26, 1902
Each of us, unless he is contented to be a cumberer of the earth's surface, must strive to do his life-work with his whole heart.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Fair Ground in Bangor, Maine

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