Teddy Roosevelt said "Such prosperity can never be created by law alone, although it is easy enough to destroy it by mischievous laws." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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Such prosperity can never be created by law alone, although it is easy enough to destroy it by mischievous laws.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes that prosperity cannot be legislated into existence but can be easily undermined by bad laws.

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