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Teddy Roosevelt: “To do so ensures the defaulting republic from having to pay debts of an improper character under duress, while it also…”

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To do so ensures the defaulting republic from having to pay debts of an improper character under duress, while it also ensures honest creditors of the republic from being passed by in the interest of dishonest or grasping creditors.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the importance of ensuring fair treatment of creditors while preventing coercive debt repayment.

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