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Teddy Roosevelt: “We have but little room among our people for the timid, the irresolute, and the idle; and it is no less true that there…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
We have but little room among our people for the timid, the irresolute, and the idle; and it is no less true that there is scant room in the world at large for the nation with mighty thews that dares not to be great.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt declares that neither individuals nor nations can afford to be timid or idle if they aspire to greatness.

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