Teddy Roosevelt said "If we of the American body politic are true to the traditions we have inherited we shall always scorn any effort to make us hate any man because he is rich, just as much as we should scorn any effort to make us look down upon or treat contemptuously any man because he is poor." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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If we of the American body politic are true to the traditions we have inherited we shall always scorn any effort to make us hate any man because he is rich, just as much as we should scorn any effort to make us look down upon or treat contemptuously any man because he is poor.

Said by

Teddy Roosevelt

Republican · New York

Source

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Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt calls for a rejection of class hatred, urging respect for individuals regardless of their wealth.

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