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Walter Bagehot: This was the most striking instance of disunion between the President and the Congress that has ever yet occurred, and…

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This was the most striking instance of disunion between the President and the Congress that has ever yet occurred, and which probably will ever occur.
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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot identifies a notable instance of disunion between the President and Congress as a significant historical event.

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