Political Quotes

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No greater good can come to our people than to encourage in them a capacity for enjoyment which shall discriminate sharply between what is vicious and what is pleasant.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt stresses the importance of discerning between enjoyable and harmful experiences for the betterment of society.

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