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But when any labor union seeks improper ends, or seeks to achieve proper ends by improper means, all good citizens and more especially all honorable public servants must oppose the wrongdoing as resolutely as they would oppose the wrongdoing of any great corporation.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that all citizens must oppose labor unions that pursue improper goals or means, just as they would oppose corporations.

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