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Teddy Roosevelt: When we express moral reprobation let us be sure that we know the facts and then that we say only exactly what is true.

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When we express moral reprobation let us be sure that we know the facts and then that we say only exactly what is true.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt stresses the importance of truth when expressing moral condemnation.

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