Teddy Roosevelt: “I believe in property rights, but I believe in them as adjuncts to…”

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I believe in property rights, but I believe in them as adjuncts to, and not as substitutes for, human rights.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes that property rights should support human rights, not replace them.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I believe in property rights, but I believe in them as adjuncts to, and not as substitutes for, human rights.”