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The dangers likely to result from combinations of interests of this character can hardly be overestimated.
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gutenberg.orgFranklin Pierce: “The dangers likely to result from combinations of interests of this character can hardly be overestimated.”
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Pierce warns about the potential dangers of interest groups working together.
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