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Teddy Roosevelt: “Above all, we need to remember that any kind of class animosity in the political world is, if possible, even more…”

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Above all, we need to remember that any kind of class animosity in the political world is, if possible, even more wicked, even more destructive to national welfare, than sectional, race, or religious animosity.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt warns against class animosity in politics, stating it is more harmful than other forms of division.

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