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Teddy Roosevelt: “As long as men are separated by their caste lines, each body having its own amusements, interests, and occupations, they…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
As long as men are separated by their caste lines, each body having its own amusements, interests, and occupations, they are certain to regard one another with that instinctive distrust which they feel for foreigners.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Observing the effects of social stratification, this quote notes that people separated by caste lines tend to view each other with instinctive distrust.

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