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Teddy Roosevelt: “If we are foolish enough to grant their requests, we shall have ourselves to blame when we wake up to find that we have…”

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If we are foolish enough to grant their requests, we shall have ourselves to blame when we wake up to find that we have permitted another privilege to intrench itself, and another portion of what should be kept for the public good to be turned over to individuals for purposes of private enrichment.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He warns against granting requests that would allow private interests to undermine public resources.

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