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Against the united will of the American PEOPLE a President would of course be impotent; such is the genius of the place and nation that he would never think of it.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “Against the united will of the American PEOPLE a President would of course be impotent; such is the genius of the place…”
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This quote emphasizes the importance of public opinion in limiting presidential power.
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