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Every increase in the number of small stockholders in corporations is a good thing, for the same reasons; and where the employees are the stockholders the result is particularly good.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the positive impact of increasing small stockholders in corporations, particularly when employees are among them.

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