Teddy Roosevelt: “But the corporations owning valuable public franchises must pay their…”

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But the corporations owning valuable public franchises must pay their full and proper share of the public burdens.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt insists that corporations benefiting from public franchises must contribute fairly to public finances.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “But the corporations owning valuable public franchises must pay their full and proper share of the public burdens.”