Teddy Roosevelt: “You, the sons of the pioneers, if you are true to your ancestry, must…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

You, the sons of the pioneers, if you are true to your ancestry, must make your lives as worthy as they made theirs.

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Republican · New York

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Addressing an audience, this passage urges them to live up to the legacy of their pioneering ancestors.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “You, the sons of the pioneers, if you are true to your ancestry, must make your lives as worthy as they made theirs.”