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George F. Hoar: “They treated it as if they were transferring money from one pocket to another.”

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They treated it as if they were transferring money from one pocket to another.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar uses a metaphor to illustrate the unethical financial practices of the railroad executives.

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