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Teddy Roosevelt: “These problems have to do with securing a more just and generally widespread welfare, so that there may be a more…”

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These problems have to do with securing a more just and generally widespread welfare, so that there may be a more substantial measure of equality in moral and physical well-being among the people whom the men of Lincoln’s day kept undivided as citizens of a single country, and freed from the curse of negro slavery.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of equality and welfare for all citizens, referencing the legacy of Lincoln.

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