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Teddy Roosevelt: “But in order completely to secure it, there must be whatever legislation is necessary to meet the new conditions caused…”

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But in order completely to secure it, there must be whatever legislation is necessary to meet the new conditions caused by the extraordinary industrial change and development that have taken place during the last two generations.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He argues for necessary legislation to address the challenges of industrial change.

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