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Teddy Roosevelt: The corporation that manages its affairs honestly has a right to demand protection against the dishonest corporation.

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The corporation that manages its affairs honestly has a right to demand protection against the dishonest corporation.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserts that honest corporations deserve protection against their dishonest counterparts.

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