Teddy Roosevelt: “It was ultimately as fatal to the cause of freedom whether it was the…”

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It was ultimately as fatal to the cause of freedom whether it was the rich who oppressed the poor or the poor who plundered the rich.

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Republican · New York

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He argues that oppression is equally detrimental regardless of whether it comes from the rich or the poor.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It was ultimately as fatal to the cause of freedom whether it was the rich who oppressed the poor or the poor who…”