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Teddy Roosevelt: “But neither do I believe in the Government flinching from overseeing any work when it becomes evident that abuses are…”

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But neither do I believe in the Government flinching from overseeing any work when it becomes evident that abuses are sure to obtain therein unless there is governmental supervision.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts the need for government oversight to prevent abuses in certain sectors.

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