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The king had no power to make such a contract," and neither has the Legislature.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The king had no power to make such a contract," and neither has the Legislature.”
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Beveridge asserts that neither the king nor the legislature has the authority to make certain contracts.
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