Teddy Roosevelt: “No State can be great without paying the penalty of responsibility…”

On the recordApril 5, 1905

No State can be great without paying the penalty of responsibility that comes with greatness.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks on Capitol Plaza in Austin, Texas

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Teddy Roosevelt: “No State can be great without paying the penalty of responsibility that comes with greatness.”