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Henry Watterson: “One other peril confronts it—the demoralization of wealth and luxury; too great prosperity; the concentration and the…”

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One other peril confronts it—the demoralization of wealth and luxury; too great prosperity; the concentration and the abuse of power.
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Henry Watterson
Democratic · Kentucky

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Watterson warns of the dangers posed by wealth and power in society.

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