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Teddy Roosevelt: “If the man is a good father, a good husband; if he is decent and clean in his domestic life; if he does his duty by his…”

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If the man is a good father, a good husband; if he is decent and clean in his domestic life; if he does his duty by his neighbor; if he is the kind of a man whom we are glad to have as a neighbor and to do business with, that man is a good citizen.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt defines a good citizen as someone who fulfills their responsibilities in family and community life.

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