On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
You are not to be excused if you fail to try to make things better; and the very phrase “trying to make things better” implies trying in practical fashion.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “You are not to be excused if you fail to try to make things better; and the very phrase “trying to make things better”…”
Editor's note · Context
From "The Strenuous Life," this quote asserts the civic duty to improve society through practical, rather than merely theoretical, efforts.
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