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Theodore Roosevelt - Now the power to interpret is the...

Now the power to interpret is the power to establish; and if the people are not to be allowed finally to interpret the fundamental law, ours is not a popular government. (Theodore Roosevelt)

Now the power to interpret is the power to establish; and if the people are not to be allowed finally to interpret the fundamental law, ours is not a popular government.

Theodore Roosevelt

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