FDR: “We have anti-trust laws, to be sure, but they have not been adequate…”

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We have anti-trust laws, to be sure, but they have not been adequate to check the growth of many monopolies.

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Democratic · New York

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He points out that existing anti-trust laws have not effectively curbed monopolies.

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FDR: “We have anti-trust laws, to be sure, but they have not been adequate to check the growth of many monopolies.”