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Teddy Roosevelt: “The greatest evils in our industrial system to-day are those which rise from the abuses of aggregated wealth; and our…”

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The greatest evils in our industrial system to-day are those which rise from the abuses of aggregated wealth; and our great problem is to overcome these evils and cut out these abuses.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt identifies the abuses of wealth as a major issue in the industrial system.

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