Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
This produces the thoroughly unhealthy belief that it is for the interest of one class as against another to have its class representatives dominant in public life.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the dangers of class division, this quote warns against the belief that one class's dominance in politics serves its own interests against others.

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