Teddy Roosevelt: “If we penalize industry we will ourselves in the end have to pay a…”

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If we penalize industry we will ourselves in the end have to pay a considerable part of the penalty.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt warns that penalizing industry will ultimately result in negative consequences for society as a whole.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “If we penalize industry we will ourselves in the end have to pay a considerable part of the penalty.”