Nothing revolutionary, nothing disturbing to legitimate business is needed; but we must set the marks clear in the statute by which the lines can be drawn and the proper legitimate paths be laid down upon which all business shall proceed, and must have it understood by means of prompt prosecution and punishment that the law is for all and is to be enforced even against the most powerful.
Bill Taft: “Nothing revolutionary, nothing disturbing to legitimate business is needed; but we must set the marks clear in the…”
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Remarks at the Banquet of the Boston Chamber of Commerce in Boston, Massachusetts
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