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Bill Taft: “Not only is the application of such a principle just and right in the case of an enterprise like the Panama Canal, but…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 1910
Not only is the application of such a principle just and right in the case of an enterprise like the Panama Canal, but it seems to me wise and appropriate to adopt it with reference to other projects which commend themselves to Congress.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Address at the Banquet of the Board of Trade in Newark, New Jersey

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