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Teddy Roosevelt: “He did not quite understand how it was that the merchant, who seemed to work less hard than he did, should make more…”

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He did not quite understand how it was that the merchant, who seemed to work less hard than he did, should make more money; and being ignorant and suspicious, he usually followed some hopelessly wrong-headed course when he tried to remedy his wrongs.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt analyzes the misconceptions of early farmers regarding the wealth of merchants compared to their own hard work.

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