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This influence becomes disastrous beyond measure, when bad men obtain control or bad ideas prevail.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “This influence becomes disastrous beyond measure, when bad men obtain control or bad ideas prevail.”
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Sumner warns of the disastrous consequences when corrupt individuals or harmful ideas gain influence in politics.
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