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The tariff ought to be a material issue and not a moral issue; but if instead of a square deal we get a crooked deal, then it becomes very emphatically a moral issue.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The tariff ought to be a material issue and not a moral issue; but if instead of a square deal we get a crooked deal…”
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Roosevelt states that a flawed tariff system raises moral concerns, transforming it into a moral issue.
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