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Teddy Roosevelt: “This will tend to put a stop to the securing of inordinate profits by favored individuals at the expense whether of the…”

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This will tend to put a stop to the securing of inordinate profits by favored individuals at the expense whether of the general public, the stockholders, or the wageworkers.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advocates for measures that prevent excessive profits at the expense of the public and workers.

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