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Teddy Roosevelt: We do not desire to destroy corporations; we do desire to put them fully at the service of the State and the people.

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We do not desire to destroy corporations; we do desire to put them fully at the service of the State and the people.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt expresses a desire to harness corporations for the benefit of the state and its people rather than destroy them.

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