Teddy Roosevelt: “If you save money, secure homes, become taxpayers, and lead clean…”

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If you save money, secure homes, become taxpayers, and lead clean, decent, modest lives, you will win the respect of your neighbors of both races.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the value of financial stability and moral living in gaining respect.

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