Teddy Roosevelt: “There is but one safe rule in dealing with black men as with white men; it is the same rule that must be applied in…”

“There is but one safe rule in dealing with black men as with white men; it is the same rule that must be applied in dealing with rich men and poor men; that is, to treat each man, whatever his color, his creed, or his social position, with even-handed justice on his real worth as a man.”