Dishonesty, especially if accompanied by that unpleasant type of ability without conscientiousness which some people deify under the name of “smartness,” is a curse and a disgrace to the individual and to the community.
Roosevelt condemns dishonesty and the misguided admiration of unscrupulous behavior as detrimental to society.
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No man is worth his salt in public life who makes on the stump a pledge which he does not keep after election; and, if he makes such a pledge and does not keep it, hunt him out of public life.
I deeply appreciate your letter, and I realize to the full the heavy responsibility it puts upon me.
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