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It is inevitable that daily familiarity with danger will lead men to take chances that can be construed into negligence.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt notes that familiarity with danger can lead workers to take risks that may be seen as negligence.

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