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Teddy Roosevelt: “But when these sound political thinkers permitted their distrust of certain sections of the country to lead them into…”

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But when these sound political thinkers permitted their distrust of certain sections of the country to lead them into doing injustice to those sections, they in their turn deserved the same condemnation which should be meted to so many of their political foes.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote reflects Roosevelt's belief in the importance of fairness and justice in political discourse, regardless of regional biases.

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