E99. Monopoly In America (1/2)

HANDS AND DAYLIGHT

Peter Roberts

History, Business

5.0 • 765 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Before corporate raiders and runaway capitalism, there was a company who owned the industry of shoe machinery. A 70 year battle with the federal government resulted in the monopoly broken up.

This is that story.

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0:00.0	And so, my fellow Americans, ask not.
0:04.0	Taking back America starts here.
0:07.0	What your country can do for you.
0:10.0	Ask what you can do for your country.
0:13.0	I'm convinced.
0:14.0	The reclamation of America through many hands and daylight.
0:19.0	That's one small step for man.
0:20.9	We as a nation must undergo.
0:23.2	This is our origin.
0:26.7	A radical revolution of value.
0:29.4	Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
0:33.6	When I think about how we started origin, I think about walking down that dirt road and pointing
0:40.7	at the woods and saying that looks like a good spot for a factory.
0:44.8	And I know at the time that sounded pretty insane.
0:48.2	Insane to a lot of people.
0:51.5	Insane to almost everybody I talk to but this is what I say point at it
0:58.6	proclaim it and proliferate it and when people say you're crazy your goals are set
1:05.4	what value do you really give each opinion? What are there for barriers?
1:12.6	Why can't you ask a thousand times until you find someone that says yes and says I can help?
1:19.6	I know how.
1:21.6	Because it reads, we the people, not I the person.
1:26.6	You need to want it more than anyone else.
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