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Teddy Roosevelt: Speaking broadly, we can not in the long run benefit one man by the downfall of another.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Speaking broadly, we can not in the long run benefit one man by the downfall of another.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

From his collection of essays, this quote articulates a general principle against benefiting from the detriment of others.

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