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On the recordApril 21, 1929
No individual has the right to determine what law shall be obeyed and what law shall not be enforced.
Said by
Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Address to the Associated Press: Law Enforcement and Respect for the Law.

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