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This, of course, means that many contributions, and some of them of large size, must be made, and, as a matter of fact, in any big political contest such contributions are always made to both sides.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt notes that large contributions are a common aspect of significant political contests.

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