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Teddy Roosevelt: “The public speaker, the writer in the press, the legislator, the public servant, all owe it to this country to behave…”

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The public speaker, the writer in the press, the legislator, the public servant, all owe it to this country to behave with the courtesy toward others which we would like to have extended toward us; but to behave with that courtesy whether it is extended in return or not.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt calls for public figures to treat others with courtesy, regardless of how they are treated in return.

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