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If this irresponsible outside business power is to be controlled in the interest of the general public it can only be controlled in one way--by giving adequate power of control to the one sovereignty capable of exercising such power--the National Government.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He emphasizes that only the National Government can effectively regulate powerful business entities for public good.

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