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Power always has to be kept in check power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.

William Proxmire

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William Proxmire
Age: 90 †
Born: 1915
Born: November 11
Died: 2005
Died: December 15
Former United States Senator
Politician
Writer
Lake Forest
Illinois
Power
National
Always
Exercise
Doubly
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Cloak
Dangerous
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Security
Exercised
Politics
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