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A party which, with facile ease, changes all its convictions before election can not be trusted to adhere with tenacity to any principle after election.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “A party which, with facile ease, changes all its convictions before election can not be trusted to adhere with tenacity…”
Editor's note · Context
He warns against parties that easily change their beliefs before elections, indicating a lack of reliability.
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