Teddy Roosevelt: “Reasons of convenience have been superseded by reasons of vital…”

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Reasons of convenience have been superseded by reasons of vital necessity, which do not admit of indefinite delays.

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Republican · New York

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He highlights that convenience has been replaced by vital necessity regarding the canal's construction.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Reasons of convenience have been superseded by reasons of vital necessity, which do not admit of indefinite delays.”