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Adlai Stevenson: “Great evils often result from hasty legislation, rarely from the delay which follows full discussion and deliberation.”

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Great evils often result from hasty legislation, rarely from the delay which follows full discussion and deliberation.
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Adlai Stevenson

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Stevenson emphasizes the importance of careful legislative processes to avoid negative consequences.

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