Teddy Roosevelt: “If I have the appointment of any of those men, or their retention…”

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If I have the appointment of any of those men, or their retention, they will give a square deal all around or else their shrift will be short.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the need for fairness in administration, threatening dismissal for those who fail to deliver it.

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