Theodore Roosevelt on American Mothers
http://www.bartleby.com/268/10/29.html(Quote from webpage...)
Into the woman's keeping is committed the destiny of the generations to come after us... The woman's task is not easy; no task worth doing is easy;but in doing it, and when she has done it, there shall come to her the highest and holiest joy known to mankind; and having done it, she shall have the reward prophesied in Scripture; for her husband and her children, yes, and all people who realize that her work lies at the foundation of all national happiness and greatness, shall rise up and call her blessed.
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