Library of Formatting Examples:Block Quotes/08A

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 *sion.[1] Questioned as to where his policy of acquisition was to
end, the following colloquy ensued:

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"A. I would go on with it. If I thought we could realize something
more than we have got from these investments I would go on and
buy some more things.

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"Q. Supposing that you got the Santa Fe?

"A. You would not let us get it.

"Q. How could we help it?

"A. How could you help it? I think you would bring out your
power to enforce the conditions of the Sherman anti-trust act pretty
quick. If you will let us, I will go and take the Santa Fe to-morrow.

"Q. You would take it to-morrow?

"A. Why, certainly I would; I would not have any hesitation;
it is a pretty good property.

"Q. Then it is only the restriction of the law that keeps you from
taking it?

"A. I would go on as long as I live.

"Q. Then after you had gotten through with the Santa Fe and
had taken it, you would also take the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern, if you could get them?

"A. If you would let me.

"Q. And your power, which you have, would gradually increase
as you took one road after another, so that you might spread not only
over the Pacific coast, but spread out over the Atlantic coast?

"A. Yes."
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Was there ever a clearer case of megalomania, menacing the
welfare of a great people?[** not a new pargraph]

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