Political Quotes

Teddy Roosevelt: “When he starts in motion agencies which create risks for others, he should take all the ordinary and extraordinary risks…”

On the record
When he starts in motion agencies which create risks for others, he should take all the ordinary and extraordinary risks involved; and the risk he thus at the moment assumes will ultimately be assumed, as it ought to be, by the general public.
Said by
Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote highlights the need for employers to bear the risks associated with their business activities to protect the public.

Share

More from Teddy Roosevelt

Oct 13, 1912

I want every labor man, every labor leader, every organized union man, to take the lead in denouncing crime or violence.

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation