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That is utterly unjust, and the people themselves, and the representatives of the people in public life, who have failed to provide the necessary means in advance—they are responsible when disaster comes.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “That is utterly unjust, and the people themselves, and the representatives of the people in public life, who have failed…”
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Roosevelt criticizes the tendency to blame current leaders for failures that stem from a lack of prior preparation.
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