Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of today.
Theodore RooseveltAbout author
- Author's profession: President
- Nationality: american
- Born: October 27, 1858
- Died: January 6, 1919
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