The arrogance that looks down in the one case, the envy that hates in the other, are really exhibitions of the same mean, base, and unlovely spirit which happens in one case to be in different surroundings from what it is in the other case.
Roosevelt highlights that both arrogance and envy stem from a similar negative spirit within individuals.
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