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Herbert Hoover: “His attitude may obscure, but it can not conceal, the ugly truth that the lawbreaker, whoever he may be, is the enemy of…”

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His attitude may obscure, but it can not conceal, the ugly truth that the lawbreaker, whoever he may be, is the enemy of society.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Hoover asserts that lawbreakers are detrimental to society, regardless of their status.

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