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Teddy Roosevelt: “But hand in hand with this purpose must go the purpose which Abraham Lincoln designated as the “amelioration of…”

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But hand in hand with this purpose must go the purpose which Abraham Lincoln designated as the “amelioration of mankind.” Only by an intelligent effort to realize this joint process of individual and social betterment can we keep our democracy sound.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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He stresses the importance of individual and social improvement for a healthy democracy.

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