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On the recordMay 7, 1905
The policy of giving not to the State but to the National government an increased supervisory and regulatory power over corporations is the first step, and to my mind the most important step.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet in Denver, Colorado

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