Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands . . . may justly be pronounced the definition of tyranny.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Cotton expresses concerns about the concentration of power in independent agencies.

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