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Teddy Roosevelt: “Every employer, ever wage-worker, must be guaranteed his liberty and his right to do as he likes with his property or…”

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Every employer, ever wage-worker, must be guaranteed his liberty and his right to do as he likes with his property or his labor so long as he does not infringe upon the rights of others.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He asserts that both employers and workers should have the freedom to manage their labor and property without infringing on others' rights.

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