Teddy Roosevelt said "It is this attitude which permits the self-interest of a very few persons to weigh for more than the ultimate interest of all our people." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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It is this attitude which permits the self-interest of a very few persons to weigh for more than the ultimate interest of all our people.

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Roosevelt highlights the conflict between individual self-interest and the collective interest of society.

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