Teddy Roosevelt: “We are not trying to strike down the rich man; on the contrary, we…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 1905

We are not trying to strike down the rich man; on the contrary, we will not tolerate any attack upon his rights.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Forty-Second Anniversary Banquet of the Union League Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We are not trying to strike down the rich man; on the contrary, we will not tolerate any attack upon his rights.”