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Square DealSquare DealTheodore RooseveltRoosevelt, Theodore became known for his Square DealSquare Deal and as a Trust Buster and even lent his name to a stuffed animal which millions of children go to bed with each night. But Teddy Roosevelt wasn’t a teddy bearteddy bear to some of the powerful captains of industrycaptains of industry and robber baronsrobber barons. He initiated government action to limit some of the powerpower that monopolies and trusts had acquired and proclaimed: “We must treat each man on his worth and merits as a man. We must see that each is given a square deal, because he is entitled to no more and should receive no less.” Teddy Roosevelt was also known for his love of the open expanses of the west and his support of national parknational parks ( 9).