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Teddy Roosevelt: “Let us instantly condemn and rectify such wrong when it occurs, and if possible punish the wrongdoer.”

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Let us instantly condemn and rectify such wrong when it occurs, and if possible punish the wrongdoer.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt calls for immediate action against wrongdoing when it occurs.

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