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Jerry Nadler: “I have long believed, with Thomas Jefferson and Louis Brandeis, that concentration of power in any form, especially…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2020
I have long believed, with Thomas Jefferson and Louis Brandeis, that concentration of power in any form, especially concentration of economic or political power, is dangerous to a democratic society.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler warns about the dangers of concentrated power in society.

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