William Taft actually said...

This would impose a heavy burden on the administrative branch of the Government, create disastrous uncertainty in commercial circles, and lead to a burdensome amount of litigation.

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval 'An Act to Place on the Free List Agricultural...'

08/17/1911

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