The members seemed not to realize that the wrong was in the votes for which those members were alone responsible who had sustained the bill, and that the acceptance of the salary which the law allowed was not only a right but a duty.
Boutwell emphasizes that Congress members were responsible for their votes and should accept their salaries as a duty, not a privilege.
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