Political Quotes

On the recordMay 7, 1905
We cannot afford in any shape or way in this country to encourage a feeling which would do injustice to a man of property any more than we would submit to injustice from a man of property.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet in Denver, Colorado

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