Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 23, 1905
What we need is the performance of duty, of the ordinary duty that the ordinary man or woman has to meet as he or she lives his or her life.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama

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