Quote by Theodore Roosevelt
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price,

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life. – Theodore Roosevelt

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