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Try to find out what the facts really are, try to find out what the good qualities, what the defects; what the good side is in any portion of our Government, what the defect is in any portion of our Government.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Try to find out what the facts really are, try to find out what the good qualities, what the defects; what the good side…”
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Roosevelt encourages a thorough examination of government performance, both good and bad.
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