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Teddy Roosevelt: “It seems to me that the simple acceptance of this fundamental fact of American life, this acknowledgment that the law of…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
It seems to me that the simple acceptance of this fundamental fact of American life, this acknowledgment that the law of work is the fundamental law of our being, will help us to start aright in facing not a few of the problems that confront us from without and from within.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

In an essay on national character and challenges, this passage identifies the principle of work as essential for addressing societal problems.

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