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Teddy Roosevelt: “Our past experience shows that great prosperity in this country has always come under a protective tariff; and that the…”

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Our past experience shows that great prosperity in this country has always come under a protective tariff; and that the country can not prosper under fitful tariff changes at short intervals.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of a stable protective tariff for national prosperity.

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