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Teddy Roosevelt: “If in the public mind the career of the scholar is regarded as of insignificant value when compared with that of a…”

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If in the public mind the career of the scholar is regarded as of insignificant value when compared with that of a glorified pawnbroker, then it will with difficulty be made attractive to the most vigorous and gifted of our American young men.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt warns that if scholars are undervalued, it will deter talented youth from pursuing scholarly careers.

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