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Much of the legislation not only proposed but enacted against trusts is not one whit more intelligent than the mediæval bull against the comet, and has not been one particle more effective.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Much of the legislation not only proposed but enacted against trusts is not one whit more intelligent than the mediæval…”
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Roosevelt compares ineffective anti-trust legislation to outdated medieval practices.
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