Teddy Roosevelt said "Evils have come through our very prosperity, but in warring against the evil let us be exceeding careful not to war against the prosperity." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 27, 1902

Evils have come through our very prosperity, but in warring against the evil let us be exceeding careful not to war against the prosperity.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the State Fair Grounds in Concord, New Hampshire

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