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Teddy Roosevelt: “The man is but a poor creature whose effort is not rather for the betterment of his wife and children than for himself…”

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The man is but a poor creature whose effort is not rather for the betterment of his wife and children than for himself; and as for the mother, her very name stands for loving unselfishness and self-abnegation, and, in any society fit to exist, is fraught with associations which render it holy.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt reflects on the noble role of men and mothers in society.

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