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We of the present, if we are true to the past, must show by our lives that we have learned aright the lessons taught by the men who did the mighty deeds of the past.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “We of the present, if we are true to the past, must show by our lives that we have learned aright the lessons taught by…”
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Roosevelt calls for present generations to honor the lessons of the past through their actions.
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