Political Quotes

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It often happens that the good conditions of the past can be regained, not by going back, but by going forward.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt suggests that progress can be achieved by moving forward rather than trying to return to past conditions.

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