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Teddy Roosevelt: “The sum of the parts is the whole, and if we wish to make that whole, the State, the representative and exponent and…”

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The sum of the parts is the whole, and if we wish to make that whole, the State, the representative and exponent and symbol of decency, it must be so made through the decency, public and private, of the average citizen.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt explains that the integrity of the state relies on the decency of its citizens, emphasizing collective responsibility.

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