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It is eminently necessary that we should endeavor to cut out this evil, but let us keep a due sense of proportion; let us not in fixing our gaze upon the lesser evil forget the greater good.
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Roosevelt advocates for a balanced approach to addressing societal issues without losing sight of overall progress.
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