Teddy Roosevelt said "The cost of doing Government business should be regulated with the same rigid scrutiny as the cost of doing a private business." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 5, 1904

The cost of doing Government business should be regulated with the same rigid scrutiny as the cost of doing a private business.

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Teddy Roosevelt

Republican · New York

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Fourth Annual Message

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