The various admirable movements in which I have been engaged have always developed among their members a large lunatic fringe.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Political extremism Politics

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

Occupation

American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Letter to Henry Cabot Lodge. 27 Feb. 1913.

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A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.

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The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.

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Language
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Time
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Cather, Willa. O Pioneers! Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913, pt. 1, ch. 5.

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