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Teddy Roosevelt: “I believe in organized labor; and I will do all that in me lies for the wage-worker, except to do wrong, and if I was…”

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I believe in organized labor; and I will do all that in me lies for the wage-worker, except to do wrong, and if I was willing to do that I would not be his true friend or any one else’s.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt declares his belief in organized labor and his commitment to supporting workers ethically.

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