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— George Washington"Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it."
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Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses.
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So little knows Any, but God alone, but perverts best things To worst abuse, or to their meanest use.
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