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Teddy Roosevelt: “In the first place, this would be invaluable in preventing harm being done as among the stockholders, for many of the…”

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In the first place, this would be invaluable in preventing harm being done as among the stockholders, for many of the grossest wrongs that are perpetrated are those of promoters and organizers at the expense of the general public who are invited to take shares in business organizations.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the need for accountability in business practices to protect the public and investors.

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