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> [We believe that there is one economic lesson which our twentieth century experience has demonstrated conclusively-that America can no more survive and grow without big business than it can survive and grow without small business… the two are interdependent. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin-fairless/we-believe-that-there-is-one-economic-lesson-which-our-twentieth/)

[Benjamin Franklin Fairless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin-fairless/)

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> [You cannot strengthen one by weakening another; and you cannot add to the stature of a dwarf by cutting off the leg of a giant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin-fairless/you-cannot-strengthen-one-by-weakening-another-and-you-cannot-add-to/)

[Benjamin Franklin Fairless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin-fairless/)

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## Other authors on Dwarfs

## More by Benjamin Franklin Fairless

> [We believe that there is one economic lesson which our twentieth century experience has demonstrated conclusively-that America can no more survive and grow without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin-fairless/we-believe-that-there-is-one-economic-lesson-which-our-twentieth/)

[Benjamin Franklin Fairless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin-fairless/)

> [Speakers have been showering us with pearls of wisdom for centuries, and if all of their valuable advice were laid end to end, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin-fairless/speakers-have-been-showering-us-with-pearls-of-wisdom-for-centuries/)

[Benjamin Franklin Fairless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin-fairless/)

> [We know that the only alternative to private competition is government monopoly of enterprise. We know that when government monopolizes production, distribution, and employment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin-fairless/we-know-that-the-only-alternative-to-private-competition-is/)

[Benjamin Franklin Fairless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin-fairless/)

> [What five members of the Supreme Court say the law is may be something vastly different from what Congress intended the law to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin-fairless/what-five-members-of-the-supreme-court-say-the-law-is-may-be/)

[Benjamin Franklin Fairless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin-fairless/)

> [You cannot strengthen one by weakening another; and you cannot add to the stature of a dwarf by cutting off the leg of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin-fairless/you-cannot-strengthen-one-by-weakening-another-and-you-cannot-add-to/)

[Benjamin Franklin Fairless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin-fairless/)

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