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Teddy Roosevelt: “In other words, I had grown into sympathy with, into understanding of, group after group, with the effect that I…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
In other words, I had grown into sympathy with, into understanding of, group after group, with the effect that I invariably found that they and I had common purposes and a common standpoint.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Theodore Roosevelt describes how interacting with various social groups revealed shared goals and perspectives, fostering mutual understanding.

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