30+ Ida Tarbell Quotes, Birthday Tributes & Inspiring Reflections (November 5)

“Rockefeller and his associates did not build Standard Oil with genius alone; they built it with secret railway rebates, intimidation, and fraud.”

“There is no crime more serious than destroying fair competition, for it corrupts the commercial soul of a republic.”

“My weapon has always been facts—dry, documented, verified facts that no public relations campaign can erase.”

“The first duty of a democratic citizen is to insist that neither wealth nor power shall be above the scrutiny of the law.”