Political Quotes

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Throughout our land things on the whole have grown better and not worse, and this is as true of one part of the country as it is of another.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He notes that, overall, the nation has improved over time, regardless of regional differences.

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