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Teddy Roosevelt: “There are plenty of men with whom we differ radically, plenty of men of whom we radically disapprove, as to whom it is…”

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There are plenty of men with whom we differ radically, plenty of men of whom we radically disapprove, as to whom it is right and necessary that we should express that disapprobation; but beware of expressing it in terms that imply moral reprobation.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advises caution in expressing disapproval of others, advocating for clarity and fairness.

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