We can not afford to do damage to those men or to those corporations, because in the first place we can not afford to do injustice to any man, rich or poor; in the next place, because to do such damage to them would mean widespread damage among the wage-workers and among the general public.
He stresses the importance of fairness and the potential widespread impact of harming corporations on the public.
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