“For the protection of the community, of individual life and health, there are some necessities that should be provided for all at the expense of all, such as roads, pure water, and sanitary systems for concentrated population, and reasonably comprehensive mail service. The determination between services that should be operated by the government and those which should be left to private enterprise under proper control should be governed by the degree of necessity to the community as a whole.”
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Theodore Newton Vail
Theodore Newton Vail was an American businessman and entrepreneur recognized for his pivotal contributions to the development of the telegraph and telephone industries. He founded the American Telegraph Company and later became the president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), playing a crucial role in the early expansion and standardization of telegraph and telephone networks in the United States. more
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