There is no possible reason in pure logic why a city, for instance, should supply its inhabitants with water, and allow private companies to supply them with gas, any more than there is why the general government should take charge of the delivery of letters but not of telegrams.
Roosevelt argues for a logical approach to public services, emphasizing the need for consistency in government responsibilities.
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Therefore I hope that so far as possible the people may be given the chance, through direct primaries, to express their preference as to who shall be the nominee of the Republican Presidential Convention.
Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles.
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