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Theodore Roosevelt Quotes: If we put corrupt men in public office and sneeringly acquiesce in their corruptions, then we are wrong ourselves.
         

If we put corrupt men in public office and sneeringly acquiesce in their corruptions, then we are wrong ourselves.


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