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Laws can always be revoked; it is the spirit and the purpose of those responsible for their enactment and administration which must be fixed and unchangeable.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Laws can always be revoked; it is the spirit and the purpose of those responsible for their enactment and administration…”
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Roosevelt argues that while laws can change, the principles behind them should remain steadfast.
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