Teddy Roosevelt: “If a man is dishonest he should be driven from public life.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

If a man is dishonest he should be driven from public life.

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Republican · New York

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In his essay on civic duty, Roosevelt declares that dishonesty should disqualify an individual from public service.

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