Teddy Roosevelt: “Our effort should be to secure to each man, whatever his color…”

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Our effort should be to secure to each man, whatever his color, equality of opportunity, equality of treatment before the law.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for equal opportunities and treatment for all individuals, regardless of race.

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I am all right and you cannot escape listening to the speech either.

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