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FDR: In many instances such concentrations cannot be justified on the ground of operating efficiency, but have been created…

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In many instances such concentrations cannot be justified on the ground of operating efficiency, but have been created for the sake of securities profits, financial control, the suppression of competition and the ambition for power over others.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt criticizes the creation of economic concentrations for profit and power rather than efficiency.

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