Teddy Roosevelt: “If we fail to do all that in us lies to stamp out corruption we can…”

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If we fail to do all that in us lies to stamp out corruption we can not escape our share of responsibility for the guilt.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserts that failing to combat corruption implicates everyone in the wrongdoing.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “If we fail to do all that in us lies to stamp out corruption we can not escape our share of responsibility for the…”