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Teddy Roosevelt: Any attempt to interfere by statute in moral questions of this kind, by fettering the freedom of individual action…

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Any attempt to interfere by statute in moral questions of this kind, by fettering the freedom of individual action, would be injurious to a degree far greater than is the evil aimed at.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt warns against legislative interference in moral issues, arguing that it could cause more harm than good.

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