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Hillary Clinton: “Once you allow this kind of extreme power to take hold, you have no idea who they will come for next.”

On the recordMay 13, 2022
Once you allow this kind of extreme power to take hold, you have no idea who they will come for next.
Said by
Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton cautions about the dangers of allowing extreme power to threaten various rights.

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