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Teddy Roosevelt: “We do not have to propose to 'turn the rascals out', for we have shown in very deed that whenever by diligent…”

On the recordJuly 26, 1904
We do not have to propose to 'turn the rascals out', for we have shown in very deed that whenever by diligent investigation a public official can be found who has betrayed his trust he will be punished to the full extent of the law.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks Accepting the Republican Nomination for President

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