Teddy Roosevelt: “If he is a crooked man and rich, hold it against him, not because he…”

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If he is a crooked man and rich, hold it against him, not because he is rich, but because he is crooked.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt insists that moral character, not wealth, should determine how we judge others.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “If he is a crooked man and rich, hold it against him, not because he is rich, but because he is crooked.”