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Teddy Roosevelt: “The employer is the agent of the public and on his own responsibility and for his own profit he serves the public.”

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The employer is the agent of the public and on his own responsibility and for his own profit he serves the public.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the responsibility of employers to serve the public interest while pursuing their own profits.

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