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What as a nation we need is to stand by the eternal, immutable principles of right and decency, the principle of fair dealing as between man and man, the principles that teach us to regard virtue with respect and vice with abhorrence wherever either the virtue or the vice may be found.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advocates for adherence to principles of fairness and virtue in national conduct.

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