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Woodrow Wilson: Turn from the farm to the world of business which centers in the city and in the factory, and I think that all…

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Turn from the farm to the world of business which centers in the city and in the factory, and I think that all thoughtful observers will agree that the immediate service we owe the business communities of the country is to prevent private monopoly more effectually than it has yet been prevented.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson calls for stronger measures to prevent private monopolies that hinder business communities.

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