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Teddy Roosevelt: “Therefore, gentlemen, in greeting you here to-night I wish not merely to welcome you, but to say that I trust every man…”

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Therefore, gentlemen, in greeting you here to-night I wish not merely to welcome you, but to say that I trust every man of you feels the weight of the responsibility that rests upon him.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt expresses the importance of responsibility among leaders during a gathering.

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