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Monopolies are bad because people get bad service for high prices. Competition is good because people get good service for competitive prices.

I talked about the barriers created by monopolies. I said that it was the role of government to break up these monopolies and that we couldn't do it alone.

Governments have monopolies on certain things, like eminent domain and deadly force.

Monopolies are bad and deserve their reputation when things are static and the monopolies function as toll collectors... But I think they're quite positive when they're dynamic and do something new.

We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels.

Private monopolies run by special interests should not get to raise taxes and set regulatory policy for the United States.

Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better.

So far I go with the Socialists as to think it a pretty general rule that, where monopoly is necessary, it is better in public hands.

We protect monopolies with copyright.

Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise.