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Teddy Roosevelt: “But our currency system is imperfect, and it is earnestly to be hoped that the Currency Commission will be able to…”

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But our currency system is imperfect, and it is earnestly to be hoped that the Currency Commission will be able to propose a thoroughly good system which will do away with the existing defects.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt expresses hope for the Currency Commission to propose a better currency system to address existing flaws.

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