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By Theodore Roosevelt



The very last thing that an intelligent and self-respecting member of a democratic community should do is to reward any public man because that
public man says he will get the private citizen something to which this private citizen is not entitled, or will gratify some emotion or
animosity which this private citizen ought not to possess.



Let me illustrate this by one anecdote from my own experience. A number
of years ago I was engaged in cattle-ranching on the great plains of the western United States. There were no fences. The cattle wandered free,
the ownership of each being determined by the brand; the calves were
branded with the brand of the cows they followed. If on the round-up an
animal was passed by, the following year it would appear as an unbranded yearling, and was then called a maverick. By the custom of the country
these mavericks were branded with the brand of the man on whose range
they were found. One day I was riding the range with a newly hired
cowboy, and we came upon a maverick. We roped and threw it; then we
built a little fire, took out a cinch-ring, heated it at the fire; and
the cowboy started to put on the brand. I said to him, “It is
So-and-so’s brand,” naming the man on whose range we happened to be. He answered: “That’s all right, boss; I know my business.” In another
moment I said to him: “Hold on, you are putting on my brand!” To which
he answered: “That’s all right; I always put on the boss’s brand.” I
answered: “Oh, very well. Now you go straight back to the ranch and get
what is owing to you; I don’t need you any longer.” He jumped up and
said: “Why, what’s the matter? I was putting on your brand.” And I
answered: “Yes, my friend, and if you will steal for me you will steal
from me.”



Now, the same principle which applies in private life applies also in
public life. If a public man tries to get your vote by saying that he
will do something wrong in your interest, you can be absolutely certain
that if ever it becomes worth his while he will do something wrong
against your interest.
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