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Teddy Roosevelt: “Under such circumstances the men who work together for the achievement of a common result in which they are intensely…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Under such circumstances the men who work together for the achievement of a common result in which they are intensely interested are very soon certain to disregard, and, indeed, to forget, the creed or race origin or antecedent social standing or class occupation of the man who is either their friend or their foe.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that shared purpose in collective work leads individuals to overlook differences in creed, race, or social standing.

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