Teddy Roosevelt: “Concentrated power is palpable, visible, responsible, easily reached…”

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Concentrated power is palpable, visible, responsible, easily reached, quickly held to account.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserts that concentrated power is more transparent and accountable.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Concentrated power is palpable, visible, responsible, easily reached, quickly held to account.”