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I wish it understood definitely that if I find any subordinate of mine doing an injustice against a railroad, or doing an injustice for it, I will cinch him just as quickly in one case as in the other.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that he will hold his subordinates accountable for fairness towards both railroads and the public.

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