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Teddy Roosevelt: “Wherever the National Government has power there should be a stringent employer's liability law, which should apply to…”

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Wherever the National Government has power there should be a stringent employer's liability law, which should apply to the Government itself where the Government is an employer of labor.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advocates for a stringent employer's liability law to protect workers, including those employed by the government.

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