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Teddy Roosevelt: “Just as the upright politician should hold in peculiar scorn the man who makes the name of politician a reproach and a…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Just as the upright politician should hold in peculiar scorn the man who makes the name of politician a reproach and a shame, so the genuine reformer should realize that the cause he champions is especially jeopardized by the mock reformer who does what he can to make reform a laughing-stock among decent men.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt argues that true reformers and politicians must actively distance themselves from those who discredit their respective causes.

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