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