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Teddy Roosevelt: “We ought to use the National Government as an agency, a tool, wherever it is necessary, in order that we may organize…”

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We ought to use the National Government as an agency, a tool, wherever it is necessary, in order that we may organize our entire political, economical, and social life in accordance with a far-reaching democratic purpose.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advocates for using the national government as a tool for achieving democratic goals.

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