Teddy Roosevelt: “Good laws in the State, like a good organization in an army, are the…”

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Good laws in the State, like a good organization in an army, are the expressions of national character.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt compares good laws to military organization, suggesting they reflect the national character.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Good laws in the State, like a good organization in an army, are the expressions of national character.”