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Teddy Roosevelt: “Now the second and even more important matter: When you give the Nation that power, remember that harm and not good will…”

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Now the second and even more important matter: When you give the Nation that power, remember that harm and not good will come unless you give it with the firm determination not only to get justice for yourselves, but to do justice to others.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He insists that the nation must approach regulatory power with a commitment to justice for all, not just for themselves.

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