It is this capacity for sympathy, for fellow-feeling and mutual understanding, which must lie at the basis of all really successful movements for good government and the betterment of social and civic conditions.
Theodore Roosevelt declares that empathy, shared sentiment, and mutual comprehension are essential for effective governance and improving society.
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