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Teddy Roosevelt: “I doubt if it is possible to overestimate the good done by the mere fact of association with a common interest and for a…”

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I doubt if it is possible to overestimate the good done by the mere fact of association with a common interest and for a common end, and when the common interest is high and the common end peculiarly worthy, the good done is of course many times increased.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt speaks to the profound impact of collective action towards a noble cause, emphasizing the benefits of association.

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