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The outcome was equally fatal, whether the country fell into the hands of a wealthy oligarchy which exploited the poor or whether it fell under the domination of a turbulent mob which plundered the rich.
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Roosevelt discusses the detrimental outcomes of class struggles, whether led by the wealthy or the mob.
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