Teddy Roosevelt: “No man of good sense and stout heart can take such a proposition…”

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No man of good sense and stout heart can take such a proposition seriously.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt expresses skepticism towards a proposition he deems unreasonable, highlighting the importance of common sense.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “No man of good sense and stout heart can take such a proposition seriously.”