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The accretion of dangerous power does not come in a day. it does come, however slowly, from the generative force of unchecked disregard of the restrictions that fence in even the most disinterested assertion of authority.
-Felix Frankfurter
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The Accretion Of Dangerous Power Does Not

Felix Frankfurter
The accretion of dangerous power does not come in a day. it does come, however slowly, from the generative force of unchecked disregard of the restrictions that fence in even the most disinterested assertion of authority.
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