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Teddy Roosevelt: “The man who in political life, the man who in business life, by chicanery or by corruption in any shape or form, does or…”

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The man who in political life, the man who in business life, by chicanery or by corruption in any shape or form, does or achieves what could not be done or achieved save by or through chicanery or corruption, stands on the same level with the man who in court is convicted of theft.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt equates political corruption with theft, emphasizing moral accountability.

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