| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 47088 |
| QUOTATION: | No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), U.S. Republican (later Progressive) politician, president. Acceptance speech, June 22, 1912, Chicago, Illinois, upon his nomination for president on an independent ticket. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Roosevelt Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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