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Teddy Roosevelt: “You must have at the head the type of ability which can do well; just as you, comrade of the Civil War (turning to an…”

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You must have at the head the type of ability which can do well; just as you, comrade of the Civil War (turning to an engineer who wore the button of the Grand Army) needed a general who knew his business, or your valor did not avail.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt draws a parallel between military leadership and effective management in railroads.

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