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Teddy Roosevelt: “This is the right view to take of freedom; but it can only be taken if there is a full recognition of the close…”

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This is the right view to take of freedom; but it can only be taken if there is a full recognition of the close connection between liberty and responsibility in every domain of human thought and action.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the essential link between liberty and responsibility in all aspects of life.

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