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What further remedies are needed in the way of governmental regulation, or taxation, can only be determined after publicity has been obtained, by process of law, and in the course of administration.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt suggests that further regulatory measures can only be determined after gaining full knowledge through public disclosure.

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