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Teddy Roosevelt: “There is grave danger in attempting to establish invariable rules; indeed it may be that each case will have to be…”

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There is grave danger in attempting to establish invariable rules; indeed it may be that each case will have to be determined upon its own merits.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the dangers of rigid rules in governance, arguing for case-by-case evaluations instead.

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