Teddy Roosevelt: “There must be the possibility of abuse or there can not be the…”

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There must be the possibility of abuse or there can not be the possibility of effective use.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserts that the potential for abuse is inherent in the effective use of power.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “There must be the possibility of abuse or there can not be the possibility of effective use.”