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Teddy Roosevelt: “If a man does his duty he is a good citizen and we should be proud of him.”

On the recordMay 18, 1903
If a man does his duty he is a good citizen and we should be proud of him.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Address at Truckee, California

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