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On the recordJune 2, 1903
The man who seeks to inspire one set of Americans to hate another because of difference of creed, because of difference of locality, difference of occupation, or of wealth, is a curse to the republic.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Joliet, Illinois

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