Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

If a man can not govern himself he will find a boss or some one else who can govern him; and then don't blame the boss—blame yourself for not having the self-control, the resolution, the forethought and the sense of civic duty which would make you do your full part in the work of governing this country.

04/05/1905

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