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What he says of Scotland in the time of King James and King William is true, word for word, of civic life in New York two centuries later.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt draws a parallel between historical civic life in Scotland and contemporary issues in New York.

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