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Let him be accounted a public enemy who would weaken the bonds of human society, and destroy what it has cost our race the sacrifice and toil of centuries to achieve.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “Let him be accounted a public enemy who would weaken the bonds of human society, and destroy what it has cost our race…”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson argues that those who undermine social bonds should be viewed as enemies of society.
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