Teddy Roosevelt: “The successful prosecution of one device to evade the law immediately…”

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The successful prosecution of one device to evade the law immediately develops another device to accomplish the same purpose.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt notes the ongoing challenges of corporate evasion of the law.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The successful prosecution of one device to evade the law immediately develops another device to accomplish the same…”