No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earn…

Theodore Roosevelt
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No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned. ✨ Theodore Roosevelt (2014). Selected Speeches and Writings of Theodore Roosevelt, p.117, Vintage
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