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The reactionary or ultraconservative apologists for the misuse of wealth assail the effort to secure such control as a step toward socialism.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt critiques those who oppose government control of wealth, labeling them as reactionary and conservative.

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