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We need the worker in the fields of social and civic reform; the man who is keenly interested in some university settlement, some civic club or citizens’ association which is striving to elevate the standard of life.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He calls for active engagement in social and civic reform efforts.

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