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Teddy Roosevelt: “Their speeches merely betrayed their own limitations, and did not furnish any argument against education.”

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Their speeches merely betrayed their own limitations, and did not furnish any argument against education.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt argues that the limitations of certain wealthy individuals do not undermine the value of education.

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