Well, this is how Jefferson felt about the rise of the "joint-stock" corporation...how do you think he would feel about our mega-conglomerates?
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I hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. (Thomas Jefferson, in 1816, quoted in Lawrence Goodwyn, The Populist Moment).
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The desires of business are not always synonymous with liberty. Let's not confuse cultural values with economic systems.