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It is not in peril from any man who derives authority from the people, who exercises it in sight of the people, and who is from time to time compelled to give an account of its exercise to the people.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “It is not in peril from any man who derives authority from the people, who exercises it in sight of the people, and who…”
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He reassures that democracy is safe when authority is derived from and exercised in view of the people.
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