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A single instance, as indicated, might prove the forerunner of untold evils.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “A single instance, as indicated, might prove the forerunner of untold evils.”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson suggests that even a small deviation from rules can lead to significant negative outcomes.
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My fellow-citizens have a right to know my views upon all public questions, and I have nothing to conceal.
In the rush of events, party antagonisms, in the main, soon fade from remembrance.
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Unless curbed it will sap the foundation of civilized society.