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Teddy Roosevelt: “The excessive cost of Government printing is a strong argument against the position of those who are inclined on…”

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The excessive cost of Government printing is a strong argument against the position of those who are inclined on abstract grounds to advocate the Government’s doing any work which can with propriety be left in private hands.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote reflects Roosevelt's belief in limiting government functions to those that cannot be effectively handled by the private sector.

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