Teddy Roosevelt: “The pioneer days have gone, but the need for the old pioneer virtues…”

On the recordMay 12, 1903

The pioneer days have gone, but the need for the old pioneer virtues remains as great as ever.

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Republican · New York

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Address at the Hall of the Native Sons of the Golden West in San Francisco, California

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I don’t know anything about who the man was who shot me to-night.

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Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.

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I congratulate you thereon.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The pioneer days have gone, but the need for the old pioneer virtues remains as great as ever.”