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On the recordSeptember 16, 1903
The fundamental qualities which make for good citizenship do not change any more than the fundamental qualities which make good soldiers.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Antietam, Maryland

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