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Teddy Roosevelt: “In reality they are the worst enemies of the cause they profess to advocate, just as the purveyors of sensational…”

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In reality they are the worst enemies of the cause they profess to advocate, just as the purveyors of sensational slander in newspaper or magazine are the worst enemies of all men who are engaged in an honest effort to better what is bad in our social and governmental conditions.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He argues that sensationalism in media harms those striving for honest social improvement.

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