Teddy Roosevelt: “The feeling of brotherhood is necessarily as remote from a patronizing…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

The feeling of brotherhood is necessarily as remote from a patronizing spirit, on the one hand, as from a spirit of envy and malice, on the other.

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Republican · New York

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From an address on the importance of civic engagement, this defines true brotherhood as free from both condescension and resentment.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The feeling of brotherhood is necessarily as remote from a patronizing spirit, on the one hand, as from a spirit of envy…”