But there are large classes of cases where only the authority of the National Government will secure the rights of the people, and where this is the case I am a convinced and a thoroughgoing believer in the rights of the National Government.
Roosevelt emphasizes the necessity of national government authority in protecting the rights of the people in many cases.
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