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...seizes him, indicts him for murder. Promptly the U. S. Government, stepping in to protect its own, has the agent's murder case transferred to a Federal court where the State prosecutes, while the U. S. District Attorney defends. This procedure has saved many a homicidal dry agent from conviction???free of charge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Private Gov't Regulation | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

Liberals," said The New Republic, " what do you want? . . . Both old parties are intellectually bankrupt, twin ghosts, empty of meaning, devoid of conviction???the outs and the ins. Somebody, some day, is going to blow them into new life ?or into smithereens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Liberals Only | 6/25/1923 | See Source »

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