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Those who fear, from any reason, the extension of Federal activity will do well to study the history not only of the national banking act but of the pure-food law, and notably the meat inspection law recently enacted.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt encourages those wary of federal expansion to learn from successful historical regulations.

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