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It meant disaster and ultimately the downfall of the republic, and it mattered not one whit which class became dominant; it mattered not one whit whether the poor plundered the rich or the rich exploited the poor.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “It meant disaster and ultimately the downfall of the republic, and it mattered not one whit which class became dominant…”
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Roosevelt warns that class dominance can lead to the downfall of the republic, regardless of which class is in power.
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