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Teddy Roosevelt: “Remember also that many of the men who protest loudly against effective National action would be the first to turn round…”

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Remember also that many of the men who protest loudly against effective National action would be the first to turn round and protest against the State action if such action in its turn became effective, and would then unhesitatingly invoke the law to show that the State had no Constitutional power to act.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt points out the hypocrisy of those who oppose national action while favoring state action when it suits them.

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