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Robert La Follette — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1855–1925 · United States · Senator & Governor

Robert La Follette

Fighting Bob

The people against the trusts.

Reformist Progressive →
Economic−50
SocialistMarket
Governance−48
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Social+55
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The Wisconsin progressive who battled corporate trusts and machine politics, pioneering direct primaries and the 'Wisconsin Idea' of government by expertise and reform.

social

Progressive reformer and civil libertarian.

economic

Trust-busting, railroad regulation, and a fair deal for labour and farmers.

governance

Direct democracy — primaries, referenda, clean government.

Notable for
  • The 'Wisconsin Idea'
  • Pioneered direct primaries
  • 1924 Progressive presidential run
trust-bustingdirect-democracyreform
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