Teddy Roosevelt: “The greatest and most dangerous rock in the course of any republic is…”

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The greatest and most dangerous rock in the course of any republic is the rock of class hatred.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt identifies class hatred as a significant threat to the stability of a republic.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The greatest and most dangerous rock in the course of any republic is the rock of class hatred.”