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We may accept the expanding power of bureaucrats so long as we bask in their friendly smile. But it is a dangerous temptation. Today politics may be our friend and tomorrow we may be its victims.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[84],{"id":85,"tag":86},5771970,{"id":87,"tag_name":88},1711,"mean","**The Backstory**\nOwen D. Young, a renowned American financier and statesman, uttered these words in the 1920s, a time of great social and economic upheaval. As the head of General Electric and a key figure in the Dawes Plan, Young navigated the complexities of international politics and economic reconstruction following World War I. 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