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The Post-Office Department has now undertaken to remove the abuses so far as is possible by a stricter application of the law; and it should be sustained in its effort.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote supports the Post-Office Department's efforts to rectify abuses in the postal system through stricter law enforcement.

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