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It is hard to say whether most damage to the country at large would come from entire failure on the part of the public to supervise and control the actions of the great corporations, or from the exercise of the necessary governmental power in a way which would do injustice and wrong to the corporations.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He reflects on the potential dangers of both inadequate public oversight and excessive governmental control over corporations.

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