In other words, I shall strive to see that that branch of the Government with its increased power is administered as every branch of the Government ought to be administered—that is, in a spirit of striving to do exact justice to the men of great means just as much as, and no more than, to the man of small means.
Roosevelt emphasizes the need for equitable treatment in government administration.
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One of the chief principles for which I have stood, and for which I now stand, and which I have always endeavored and always shall endeavor to reduce to action, is the genuine rule of the people.
The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own.
I deeply appreciate your letter, and I realize to the full the heavy responsibility it puts upon me.
I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.
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