Teddy Roosevelt said "He must have high ideals, and the leader of public opinion in the pulpit, in the press, on the platform, or on the stump must preach high ideals." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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He must have high ideals, and the leader of public opinion in the pulpit, in the press, on the platform, or on the stump must preach high ideals.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt stresses the necessity for leaders to advocate for high ideals in various public spheres.

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