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Teddy Roosevelt: “In private life there is no one to whom we rightly object more than to the man who is continually offending and…”

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In private life there is no one to whom we rightly object more than to the man who is continually offending and insulting his neighbors; except to the man who in addition to doing that then fails to make good.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt critiques individuals who offend their neighbors and fail to make amends.

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