Teddy Roosevelt: “Any power strong enough, any power which could be granted sufficiently…”

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Any power strong enough, any power which could be granted sufficiently great to be efficient, would be sufficiently great to be harmful if abused.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt warns that any powerful entity can also pose a risk of harm if misused.

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