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Teddy Roosevelt: “Compared with the vital necessity of reclaiming these poor hunted creatures to paths of womanliness and wholesome…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Compared with the vital necessity of reclaiming these poor hunted creatures to paths of womanliness and wholesome living, it is of infinitesimal importance along the lines of which creed these paths lead.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts in "The Strenuous Life" that the specific religious creed guiding humanitarian efforts is secondary to the essential work of improving lives.

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