Teddy Roosevelt: “A combination should not be tolerated if it abuse the power acquired…”

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A combination should not be tolerated if it abuse the power acquired by combination to the public detriment.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserts that combinations abusing their power to the public's detriment should not be tolerated.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “A combination should not be tolerated if it abuse the power acquired by combination to the public detriment.”