Teddy Roosevelt: “It is far better, from every standpoint, that the remedy should come…”

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It is far better, from every standpoint, that the remedy should come from within.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for internal reform rather than external remedies in governance.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is far better, from every standpoint, that the remedy should come from within.”