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Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not believe in the Government interfering with private business more than is necessary.”

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I do not believe in the Government interfering with private business more than is necessary.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt expresses his belief in limited government interference in private business.

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