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Teddy Roosevelt: “The Golden Rule should be, and as the world grows in morality it will be, the guiding rule of conduct among nations as…”

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The Golden Rule should be, and as the world grows in morality it will be, the guiding rule of conduct among nations as among individuals; though the Golden Rule must not be construed, in fantastic manner, as forbidding the exercise of the police power.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He advocates for the Golden Rule to guide international conduct, while acknowledging the need for law enforcement.

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