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Teddy Roosevelt: Until our opponents as a party explicitly adopt the views which we hold and upon which we have acted and are acting, in…

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Until our opponents as a party explicitly adopt the views which we hold and upon which we have acted and are acting, in the matter of sound currency, the only real way to keep the question from becoming unsettled is to keep the Republican party in power.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This statement underscores Roosevelt's belief in the necessity of Republican leadership to maintain sound currency policies.

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