Political Quotes

On the recordJune 3, 1903
The rich man owes his very existence, his prosperity to the fact that the law throws its mantle around him.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Dedication of the State Arsenal in Springfield, Illinois

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