On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
It is easy to say what we ought to do, but it is hard to do it; and yet no scheme can be devised which will save us from the need of doing just this hard work.
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From an address on the challenges of national life, this quote emphasizes the necessity of hard work over easy pronouncements.
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