Teddy Roosevelt: “I believe in broad principles, but I do not want them so broad that…”

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I believe in broad principles, but I do not want them so broad that they will not apply to any given case.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt expresses the importance of applying broad principles to specific situations in government.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I believe in broad principles, but I do not want them so broad that they will not apply to any given case.”