Teddy Roosevelt: “Yet, in speaking of economy, I must in no wise be understood as…”

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Yet, in speaking of economy, I must in no wise be understood as advocating the false economy which is in the end the worst extravagance.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt warns against the dangers of false economy in governance, emphasizing the importance of wise spending.

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