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It is thus that a concentrated money power is tempted to become an active agent in political affairs; and all past experience has shown on which side that influence will be arrayed.
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gutenberg.orgMartin Van Buren: “It is thus that a concentrated money power is tempted to become an active agent in political affairs; and all past…”
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Van Buren cautions that concentrated financial power tends to engage in political affairs, often against the public's interests.
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