Teddy Roosevelt: “As fast as there is any reasonable hope that in a given district the…”

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As fast as there is any reasonable hope that in a given district the people can govern themselves, self-government has been given in that district.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes that self-government is granted in areas where there is reasonable hope for the people's ability to govern themselves.

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