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Teddy Roosevelt: The growth of our modern industrialism has resulted in an altogether disproportionate reward to the man who goes into…

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The growth of our modern industrialism has resulted in an altogether disproportionate reward to the man who goes into money-making as his only career.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt critiques the disproportionate rewards of industrialism that favor wealth accumulation over fairness.

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