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Teddy Roosevelt: “There are two sides to what I have said, and we are very apt to hear only insistence upon one side—sometimes insistence…”

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There are two sides to what I have said, and we are very apt to hear only insistence upon one side—sometimes insistence upon one side, sometimes insistence upon the other, but not as often as we should insistence upon both sides.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He reflects on the tendency to focus on one perspective in discussions, advocating for a balanced view.

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