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The Dangers of a Secret Police Force
Harlan Stone, who was the Attorney General in 1924, is going to appoint J. Edgar Hoover. This is what he's going to say because everyone was concerned about a federal level secret police force being formed. There is always a possibility that a secret police may be a menace to free government and free institutions. It carries with it the possibility of abuses of power which are not always quickly apprehended or understood.