Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not care how beautiful a theory is, if it won't fit in with the…”

On the recordAugust 25, 1902

I do not care how beautiful a theory is, if it won't fit in with the facts it is of no good.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks in Portland, Maine

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not care how beautiful a theory is, if it won't fit in with the facts it is of no good.”