On the record
The future of the Nation depends upon the citizenship of the generations to come; the children of today are those who tomorrow will shape the destiny of our land, and we cannot afford to neglect them.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
He highlights the critical role of today's children in shaping the nation's future.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
Aug 30, 1910
Our country—this great Republic—means nothing unless it means the triumph of a real democracy, the triumph of popular government, and, in the long run, of an economic system under which each man shall be guaranteed the opportunity to show…
Apr 22, 1910
The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own.
Other voices in this conversation
