It is, of course, to the great advantage of dishonest men of wealth if they are denounced, not for being dishonest, but for being wealthy, and if they are denounced in terms so overstrained and hysterical as to invite a reaction in their favor.
Roosevelt warns against denouncing wealthy individuals for their wealth rather than their dishonesty, as it can backfire.
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