Teddy Roosevelt: “We are not for the poor man as such, nor for the rich man as such.”

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We are not for the poor man as such, nor for the rich man as such.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt clarifies that his administration does not favor the poor or the rich, but rather seeks fairness for all.

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