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Teddy Roosevelt: “The only way to avoid the growth of these evils is, so far as may be, to help in the creation of conditions which will…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
The only way to avoid the growth of these evils is, so far as may be, to help in the creation of conditions which will permit mutual understanding and fellow-feeling between the members of different classes.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Proposing a remedy for social divisions, this quote emphasizes fostering mutual understanding and fellow-feeling among different classes.

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