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Teddy Roosevelt: The prime need is to instil into the minds of the scholars themselves a true appreciation of real as distinguished from…

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The prime need is to instil into the minds of the scholars themselves a true appreciation of real as distinguished from sham success.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt stresses the need for scholars to appreciate genuine success over superficial achievements.

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