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Teddy Roosevelt: It must exist; it must be lodged in some body which is to give expression to the needs of the people as a whole.

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It must exist; it must be lodged in some body which is to give expression to the needs of the people as a whole.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt insists that power must be vested in a body that reflects the people's needs.

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