Teddy Roosevelt: “Corporations engaged in interstate commerce should be regulated if…”

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Corporations engaged in interstate commerce should be regulated if they are found to exercise a license working to the public injury.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserts the need for regulation of corporations that harm the public, highlighting his commitment to consumer protection.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Corporations engaged in interstate commerce should be regulated if they are found to exercise a license working to the…”