... pay the ridiculous price. This way of business often put the working class Americans out of business and money-and these robber barons did not care. As one famous author of this era, Mark Twain, put it, "The lack of money is the root of all evil" (Twainquotes.com) In the case of Gould, Carnegie, and Rockefeller, the lack of more ... urged by farmers, small businesses, and consumers to combat these capitalists. However, by the time Congress truly intervened in the affairs of these robber barons, they had already made their mark in American history forever oh, and some money along the way...

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