Combination Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

“Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare”

Theodore Roosevelt

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Combination Common Efficiency Idealism Lofty Practicals Productivity Uncommon

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