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Teddy Roosevelt: “Neither our national nor our local civil life can be what it should be unless it is marked by the fellow-feeling, the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Neither our national nor our local civil life can be what it should be unless it is marked by the fellow-feeling, the mutual kindness, the mutual respect, the sense of common duties and common interests, which arise when men take the trouble to understand one another, and to associate together for a common object.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

From his essay "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of mutual understanding and cooperation for a healthy civil society.

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