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FDR: “We seek the definite end of preventing combinations in furtherance of monopoly and in restraint of trade, while at the…”

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We seek the definite end of preventing combinations in furtherance of monopoly and in restraint of trade, while at the same time we seek to prevent ruinous rivalries within industrial groups which in many cases resemble the gang wars of the underworld and in which the real victim in every case is the public itself.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt discusses the need for regulations to prevent monopolies and protect the public from industrial rivalries.

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