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Teddy Roosevelt: But I believe that the union, like the individual, must be held to a strict accountability to the power of the law.

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But I believe that the union, like the individual, must be held to a strict accountability to the power of the law.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes that unions, like individuals, must be accountable to the law.

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