Teddy Roosevelt: “The rich man owes his very existence, his prosperity to the fact that…”

On the recordJune 3, 1903

The rich man owes his very existence, his prosperity to the fact that the law throws its mantle around him.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Dedication of the State Arsenal in Springfield, Illinois

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The rich man owes his very existence, his prosperity to the fact that the law throws its mantle around him.”