Teddy Roosevelt: “That will be a much greater provocative to friendship and respect than…”

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That will be a much greater provocative to friendship and respect than any amount of recrimination.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt suggests that constructive actions foster friendship more than negative exchanges.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “That will be a much greater provocative to friendship and respect than any amount of recrimination.”