On the recordMarch 4, 1861
But no organic law can ever be framed with a provision specifically applicable to every question which may occur in practical administration.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “But no organic law can ever be framed with a provision specifically applicable to every question which may occur in…”
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From his first inaugural address, Lincoln recognized the inherent impossibility of any organic law containing specific provisions for every conceivable administrative question.
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