And again, this isn't because I'm a senator and I'm jealous of the executive. It's because history tells us, human nature tells us. Well, the old saying is power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. And History tells us that if you have too much power in one set of hands, it inevitably devolves into abuse of the citizens. I don't care if the Archangel Gabriel is the president. If you give this exclusive power to anybody, Donald Trump or anybody else, it's just plain dangerous. (04:32–04:43)
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Asserts historical precedent shows concentrated power leads to citizen abuse.
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