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Teddy Roosevelt: “Self-government is not an easy thing, either for the nation or for the individual; and it works really well only when…”

On the recordAugust 9, 1905
Self-government is not an easy thing, either for the nation or for the individual; and it works really well only when you have a high type of average citizenship.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Easton, Pennsylvania

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