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Teddy Roosevelt: “Remember that we shall leave this country in the hands of the children of to-day, and that the American of to-morrow…”

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Remember that we shall leave this country in the hands of the children of to-day, and that the American of to-morrow will be what we train the boy or girl to be.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the responsibility of the current generation to educate and shape the future citizens of America.

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