On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
If a course of policy is vicious and produces harm it should be reversed at any cost.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “If a course of policy is vicious and produces harm it should be reversed at any cost.”
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From his essay on civic duty, Roosevelt argues that harmful policies must be abandoned regardless of the cost.
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