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Lord Acton

And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.

Lord Acton

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When power is held by only a small group of people, those individuals often behave like criminals or bullies. This pattern has been shown many times throughout history.

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