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But I can not understand how any honorable man, a candidate for the highest office in the gift of the people, can take refuge not merely in personalities, but in such base and unworthy personalities.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “But I can not understand how any honorable man, a candidate for the highest office in the gift of the people, can take…”
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Roosevelt criticizes a political opponent for resorting to personal attacks instead of addressing substantive issues.
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