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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.

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

William Proxmire

He knows the tax code as thoroughly as the pope knows the Lord's Prayer.

William Proxmire

The last few years have been my happiest. I'm happy in the years that most people are blue and sad and waiting to die. I don't feel that a bit. Smiling has a lot to do with it. You can just lift your spirits by smiling a little bit.

William Proxmire