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It is not intended thereby to prevent the accumulation of large capital in business enterprises in which such a combination can secure reduced cost of production, sale, and distribution.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Taft explains that the anti-trust law aims to allow large capital accumulation for efficiency, not to hinder it.

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