We must take scrupulous care that the reapplication shall be made in such a way that it will not amount to a dislocation of our system, the mere threat of which (not to speak of the performance) would produce paralysis in the business energies of the community.
Roosevelt warns against changes that could disrupt the economic system and harm business activity.
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I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
Character must show itself in the man's performance both of the duty he owes himself and of the duty he owes the State.
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