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It is an important thing for the people of this Nation to remember their rights, but it is an even more important thing for them to remember their duties.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “It is an important thing for the people of this Nation to remember their rights, but it is an even more important thing…”
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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of civic duty alongside individual rights.
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