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Teddy Roosevelt: “The chief factor in producing such sympathy is simply association on a plane of equality, and for a common object.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
The chief factor in producing such sympathy is simply association on a plane of equality, and for a common object.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

In an address on social cohesion, Roosevelt identifies equal association for a common goal as the primary driver of mutual understanding.

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