#legitimate

The criminal law needs to be improved to meet new forms of crime, but to denounce financial devices which are useful and legitimate because use is made of them for fraud, is ridiculous and unworthy of the age in which we live. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

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#because #crime #criminal #criminal law #denounce

I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows. ↗

— Katherine Graham

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#decide #democracy #flourishes #government #i

If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do. ↗

— Dave Chappelle

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#feel #forth #i #i can #i feel