Teddy Roosevelt: “The givers and takers of bribes stand on an evil pre-eminence of…”

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The givers and takers of bribes stand on an evil pre-eminence of infamy.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt describes those involved in bribery as infamously corrupt and morally reprehensible.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The givers and takers of bribes stand on an evil pre-eminence of infamy.”