Political Quotes

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Usually the difference is not that he is morally stronger, but that he is intellectually weaker.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He suggests that the perceived strength of extremists may actually stem from a lack of intellectual depth.

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