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Teddy Roosevelt: “The question of what tariff is best for our people is primarily one of expediency, to be determined not on abstract…”

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The question of what tariff is best for our people is primarily one of expediency, to be determined not on abstract academic grounds, but in the light of experience.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes that tariff decisions should be based on practical experience rather than theoretical arguments.

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