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As soon as (Teddy Roosevelt) received an assignment for a paper or project, he would set to work, never leaving anything to the last minute. Prepared so far ahead "freed his mind" from worry and facilitated fresh, lucid thought.
As soon as (Teddy Roosevelt) received an assignment for a paper or project, he would set to work, never leaving anything to the last minute. Prepared so far ahead "freed his mind" from worry and facilitated fresh, lucid thought.
Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
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- Doris Kearns Goodwin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Doris Kearns Goodwin: documented activity in 1977. Wikidata Q442008, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442008 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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