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Teddy Roosevelt: “On the other hand, it is just as idle for Congressmen to seek to excuse themselves as a body by uttering jeremiads as to…”

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On the other hand, it is just as idle for Congressmen to seek to excuse themselves as a body by uttering jeremiads as to the improper way in which their constituents press them to do things that ought not to be done.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He criticizes Congressmen for trying to excuse their actions instead of addressing the demands from their constituents.

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