Teddy Roosevelt: “Our federal form of government, so fruitful of advantage to our people…”

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Our federal form of government, so fruitful of advantage to our people in certain ways, in other ways undoubtedly limits our national effectiveness.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt points out that the federal structure can limit national effectiveness in certain areas.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Our federal form of government, so fruitful of advantage to our people in certain ways, in other ways undoubtedly limits…”