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Teddy Roosevelt: “As the business of the Nation grows, it is inevitable that there should be from time to time a legitimate increase in…”

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As the business of the Nation grows, it is inevitable that there should be from time to time a legitimate increase in the number of officials, and this fact renders it all the more important that when offices become unnecessary they should be abolished.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt argues for the abolition of unnecessary government offices as the nation grows, emphasizing efficiency in governance.

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