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The wage-worker is well off only when the rest of the country is well off; and he can best contribute to this general well-being by showing sanity and a firm purpose to do justice to others.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The wage-worker is well off only when the rest of the country is well off; and he can best contribute to this general…”
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This statement reflects Roosevelt's belief in the interconnectedness of societal well-being and the welfare of wage workers.
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