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If a tariff law is passed under which the country prospers, as the country has prospered under the present tariff law, then all classes will share in the prosperity.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “If a tariff law is passed under which the country prospers, as the country has prospered under the present tariff law…”
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Roosevelt asserts that a successful tariff law will benefit all social classes by promoting overall prosperity.
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