President William Howard Taft supported relaxed regulations under the Sherman Antitrust Act during his administration (1909-1913). While Taft's predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, is often associated with vigorous enforcement against monopolies, Taft took a more lenient approach, believing that not all large corporations were harmful. His administration's interpretation of the law focused on differentiating between harmful monopolies and those that could benefit consumers. However, this shift led to a decline in antitrust enforcement compared to Roosevelt's presidency.
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