Teddy Roosevelt: “But because we set our own household in order we are not thereby…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

But because we set our own household in order we are not thereby excused from playing our part in the great affairs of the world.

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Republican · New York

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In a speech on national duty, Roosevelt asserts that domestic order does not absolve a nation from its responsibilities on the global stage.

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