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Teddy Roosevelt: Most certainly I will join with you in resisting to the uttermost any movement to hurt or damage any railroads which act…

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Most certainly I will join with you in resisting to the uttermost any movement to hurt or damage any railroads which act decently, for I would hold that such damage was not merely to the capitalist, not merely to the wage-worker engaged on the railroads, but to all the country.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt expresses his commitment to protect decent railroads from unjust harm, highlighting the broader impact on society.

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