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Teddy Roosevelt: “He will not and can not do this if our laws are so defective that in the sharp competition of the business world the…”

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He will not and can not do this if our laws are so defective that in the sharp competition of the business world the conscientious man is put at a disadvantage by his less scrupulous fellows.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt points out that flawed laws disadvantage ethical business practices in competitive environments.

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