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Teddy Roosevelt: “The interests of the wage-worker and the interests of the tiller of the soil must be peculiarly close to all American…”

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The interests of the wage-worker and the interests of the tiller of the soil must be peculiarly close to all American public men; among other reasons for the reason that if they prosper all other classes will prosper likewise as a matter of course.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the interconnectedness of different social classes and their mutual prosperity.

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