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De Alexander: “I think the time not unlikely to come when I shall be blamed for having made too few arrests rather than too many....”

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I think the time not unlikely to come when I shall be blamed for having made too few arrests rather than too many....
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote reveals Alexander's foresight about the potential criticism leaders face regarding their wartime actions.

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