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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.
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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.

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