Teddy Roosevelt: “The man or the woman who counts in life is the man or the woman who…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1905

The man or the woman who counts in life is the man or the woman who does not flinch from a task, but who does the task, who overcomes the obstacle.

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Republican · New York

Source

Remarks in Tuskegee, Alabama

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The man or the woman who counts in life is the man or the woman who does not flinch from a task, but who does the task…”