Teddy Roosevelt: “They had none of that feeling which makes slave-owners look upon…”

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They had none of that feeling which makes slave-owners look upon manual labor as a badge of servitude.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt points out that the backwoods farmers did not view manual labor as a sign of inferiority, contrasting with slave-owning attitudes.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “They had none of that feeling which makes slave-owners look upon manual labor as a badge of servitude.”