Teddy Roosevelt: “It promotes beggary, perpetuates pauperism, and stifles industry.”

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It promotes beggary, perpetuates pauperism, and stifles industry.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt criticizes the detrimental effects of the ration system on Native Americans.

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