On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
It is impossible for a democracy to endure if the political lines are drawn to coincide with class lines.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “It is impossible for a democracy to endure if the political lines are drawn to coincide with class lines.”
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Theodore Roosevelt warns that a democracy cannot survive if its political divisions are based on class distinctions.
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