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The other result is to breed in the minds of poor people an attitude of sullen envy toward men of wealth, which is infinitely more damaging to the people who hold it than any action of the man of wealth could be.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The other result is to breed in the minds of poor people an attitude of sullen envy toward men of wealth, which is…”
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Roosevelt highlights the negative social consequences of envy toward the wealthy among the poor.
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