Teddy Roosevelt: “If any one lies, if he has the habit of untruthfulness, you cannot…”

On the recordMay 8, 1903

If any one lies, if he has the habit of untruthfulness, you cannot deal with him, because there is nothing to depend on.

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Republican · New York

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Address at Ventura, California

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Teddy Roosevelt: “If any one lies, if he has the habit of untruthfulness, you cannot deal with him, because there is nothing to depend on.”