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Teddy Roosevelt: “I have a great contempt for the brawler, and not merely contempt but the most active dislike for the man who bullies…”

On the recordAugust 10, 1905
I have a great contempt for the brawler, and not merely contempt but the most active dislike for the man who bullies whomsoever is weaker, who wrongs the less fortunate.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Elmira, New York

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