Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

It is a matter of humiliation to the Nation that there should not be on our statute books provision to meet and partially to atone for cruel...

Our proposition is not to confer a right of action upon the Government employee, but to secure him suitable provision against injuries recei...

The burden of the trade risk should be placed upon the Government.

Exactly as the workingman is entitled to his wages, so he should be entitled to indemnity for the injuries sustained in the natural course o...