On the recordApril 21, 1929
No individual has the right to determine what law shall be obeyed and what law shall not be enforced.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHerbert Hoover: “No individual has the right to determine what law shall be obeyed and what law shall not be enforced.”
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Address to the Associated Press: Law Enforcement and Respect for the Law.
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