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Teddy Roosevelt: “We have a right to expect that you will show your faith by your works; that the people who have the inestimable…”

On the recordMay 19, 1902
We have a right to expect that you will show your faith by your works; that the people who have the inestimable advantages of the church-life and the home-life should be made to remember that as much has been given them, much will be expected of them; that they must lead upright lives themselves and be living forces in the war for decency among their surroundings.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Overflow Meeting of the Centenary of Presbyterian Home Missions at Central Presbyterian Church in New York...

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