Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-2] of 2 Dan Smoot quotesDan Smoot QuotesDan Smoot Unable to maintain their government-granted monopoly, the powerful railroad interests turned to government to do the regulating and price-fixing which they were unable to do themselves. In fact, the pressure that induced Congress to enact the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 did not come from reformers bemoaning abuses by the powerful railroad interests; it came from the railroad interests themselves, asking Congress to shield them against the harsh winds of competition.~ Dan Smoot The ultimate aim of the Council on Foreign Relations … is … to create a one-world socialist system and make the United States an official part of it.~ Dan Smoot Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print