ɐ dɪstˈɪŋkʃən hɐz təbi mˌeɪd bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn ðə sˈeɪfti vˈælv θˈiəɹi æz ɐn aɪdˈiəl ænd tˈuː ðə sˈeɪfti vˈælv θˈiəɹi æz ɛmbˈɑːdid ɪnðə hˈoʊmstɛd ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
A distinction has to be made between (1) the safety valve theory as an ideal and (2) the safety valve theory as embodied in the Homestead Act of 1862.