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Teddy Roosevelt: “In consequence there tends to grow up a feeling of estrangement between different groups, of forgetfulness of the great…”

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In consequence there tends to grow up a feeling of estrangement between different groups, of forgetfulness of the great primal needs and primal passions that are common to all of us.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He warns of the estrangement that can develop between different social groups due to busy lives.

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