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To many of the backwoodsmen's prejudices, notably their sullen and narrow hostility towards all rank, whether or not based on merit and learning, the Baptists' creed appealed strongly.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “To many of the backwoodsmen's prejudices, notably their sullen and narrow hostility towards all rank, whether or not…”
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Roosevelt points out the appeal of the Baptists' creed to backwoodsmen who were resistant to social hierarchies.
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