Teddy Roosevelt: “To accuse an honest man of being a thief is to gladden the heart of…”

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To accuse an honest man of being a thief is to gladden the heart of every thief in the Nation.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the dangers of falsely accusing honest individuals.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “To accuse an honest man of being a thief is to gladden the heart of every thief in the Nation.”