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Whatever lessens respect for its authority bodes evil and only evil to the State.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “Whatever lessens respect for its authority bodes evil and only evil to the State.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement warns against the dangers of diminishing respect for the law and its authority.
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