Teddy Roosevelt: “It is out of the question for our people as a whole permanently to…”

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It is out of the question for our people as a whole permanently to rise by treading down any of their own number.

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Republican · New York

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He argues against the idea that society can progress by oppressing its own members.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is out of the question for our people as a whole permanently to rise by treading down any of their own number.”