Teddy Roosevelt: “It is not of the slightest use to hear the word, if you do not try to…”

On the recordNovember 21, 1904

It is not of the slightest use to hear the word, if you do not try to put it into effect afterward.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks Introducing the Reverend Charles Wagner to an Audience in Lafayette Theatre

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is not of the slightest use to hear the word, if you do not try to put it into effect afterward.”