Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 19, 1905
Above all we should treat with a peculiarly contemptuous abhorrence the man who in a spirit of sheer cynicism debauches either our business life or our political life.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Fair Grounds in Atlanta, Georgia

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