Corporations are people, my friend. — Mitt Romney · Skopia

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Corporations are people, my friend.

2011

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Romney, Mitt. Quoted in "'Corporations are People,' Romney Tells Iowa Hecklers Angry Over His Tax Policy." New York Times, 11 Aug. 2011. Originally said in speech in Des Moines. Iowa State Fair. 11 Aug. 2011, Des Moines, IA, USA.

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