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The Government must now submit to irksome and repeated delay before obtaining a final decision of the courts upon proceedings instituted, and even a favorable decree may mean an empty victory.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt points out the delays faced by the government in legal proceedings against corporations.

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