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Teddy Roosevelt: “The well-being of the wage-worker is a prime consideration of our entire policy of economic legislation.”

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The well-being of the wage-worker is a prime consideration of our entire policy of economic legislation.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt prioritizes the welfare of wage-workers in his economic policy considerations.

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