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Teddy Roosevelt: “A panic brought on by the speculative folly of part of the business community would hurt the whole business community.”

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A panic brought on by the speculative folly of part of the business community would hurt the whole business community.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt points out that a panic caused by speculative actions would harm the entire business community.

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