Teddy Roosevelt: “It is the fact of doing the work well that counts, not the kind of…”

On the recordMay 19, 1903

It is the fact of doing the work well that counts, not the kind of work, as long as that work is honorable.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at Dunsmuir, California

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is the fact of doing the work well that counts, not the kind of work, as long as that work is honorable.”