Theodore Roosevelt Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"To divide along the lines of section or caste or creed is un-American."

by:	Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th US President
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Categories:	America, Diversity, Equality, Politics, President, Racism
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... or gender, or sexual orientation, or ... -- Joe, Rochester, MI
-- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
If it is so un-American, why do we do it so well? ;-) -- E Archer, NYC
-- David L Rosenthal
Government doesn't divide people into groups (although they exploit differences well for political gain), people divide themselves into groups-human nature in action. -- Ken, Allyn, WA
Roosevelt provided many of the greatest divisions of people into groups (caste, creed, rich, poor, etc.) any government had ever attempted. -- Mike, Norwalk
To solve this he and Howard Taft implemented the 16th amendment to the constitution which they called "The Income Redistribution Amendment." -- cal, lewisville, tx
Machiavelli 101, group identity benefits the progressive statists it's the old divide and conquer game. There's nothing better than willing slaves! -- Mike, Pleasant Hill
Cal, ah yes the 16th amendment the law that never was. -- Mike, Pleasant Hill
Cal, as usual you are right on. -- jim k, austin tx
Ah yes, the progressive movement. -- Ronw13, Yachats Or
I could have given this 5 stars for an - on its face accuracy - but, considering the source, it meant something entirely different (as witnessed by his actions). -- Mike, Norwalk