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Jim Himes: “The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes warns about the risks of unchecked power and the importance of understanding in governance.

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