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From railways to factories no great industrial concern can nowadays be carried on save by the aid of a swarm of men who have received a high technical education in chemistry, in engineering, in electricity, in one or more of scores of special subjects.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt notes the reliance on technical education in modern industrial operations.

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