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Teddy Roosevelt: “On the other hand, when private ownership entails grave abuses, and where the work is of a kind that can be performed…”

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On the other hand, when private ownership entails grave abuses, and where the work is of a kind that can be performed with efficiency by the State or municipality acting in its collective capacity, no theory or tradition should interfere with our making the change.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advocates for flexibility in governance, allowing for state intervention when private ownership leads to significant abuses.

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