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Teddy Roosevelt: “The difficulty of amending the Constitution is so great that only real necessity can justify a resort thereto.”

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The difficulty of amending the Constitution is so great that only real necessity can justify a resort thereto.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the difficulty of amending the Constitution, emphasizing the need for necessity.

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