Quote#Homeland
To control the American market is to own America. It is better than…
Quote byRobert M. La Follette · 1855–1925
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Fooling the People As A Fine Art (1918).
English (original)
To control the American market is to own America. It is better than that. Control of the market prices of this great country enables those in contral to tax the people through extortionate prices for the necessaries of life, to the limit of their earning power, and yet escape all of the responsibilities of ownership.
— Robert M. La Follette
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