| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 47087 |
| QUOTATION: | 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. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), U.S. Republican (later Progressive) politician, president. letter (Jan. 10, 1917). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Roosevelt Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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