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If a tariff law is passed aimed at preventing the prosperity of some of our people, it is as certain as anything can be that this aim will be achieved only by cutting down the prosperity of all of our people.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “If a tariff law is passed aimed at preventing the prosperity of some of our people, it is as certain as anything can be…”
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Roosevelt warns that a tariff law designed to harm certain groups will ultimately harm everyone in the economy.
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