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Now, Congress can with wisdom act in such matters of prime legislative importance as the tariff and river and harbor improvement, in the same way that the President acts in such matters of prime administrative importance as country life and conservation.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt compares the legislative actions of Congress to the administrative actions of the President.

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