Teddy Roosevelt: “The man who would preach to either wage-worker or capitalist that the…”

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The man who would preach to either wage-worker or capitalist that the other was his foe is a bad citizen and faithless American.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt condemns divisive rhetoric that pits workers against capitalists.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The man who would preach to either wage-worker or capitalist that the other was his foe is a bad citizen and faithless…”