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Nothing is more injurious from every standpoint than a law which is merely sound and fury, merely pretence, and not capable of working out tangible results.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Nothing is more injurious from every standpoint than a law which is merely sound and fury, merely pretence, and not…”
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Roosevelt critiques ineffective laws that do not produce real results, highlighting the importance of tangible outcomes.
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