“Malefactors of great wealth.”
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States
Phrase first used in a speech at Provincetown, Massachusetts (20 August 1907)
1900s
“There are many of our so-called captains on industry who, if the truth were told, and a shorter and uglier word were not unpermissible, are little better than malefactors of great wealth.”
Source: The Cream of the Jest (1917), Ch. 14 : Peculiar Conduct of a Personage
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