“It is a dreadful thing to come into the Presidency in this way; but it would be far worse to be morbid about it. Here is the task, and I have got to do it to the best of my ability.”
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AttributedRecorded by a reliable secondary source; exact wording may differ.
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Source
- Title
- Wikiquote: Theodore Roosevelt
- Type
- reference · Secondary source
- Held by
- Wikiquote
Context
Probably 1901. Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historical Site -- National Park Service
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Roosevelt, Theodore. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Theodore Roosevelt. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt
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