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Senators and Representatives are not officers of the Government, they are members of the Government, and the duty of giving aid to the administration rests upon them.
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Boutwell emphasizes the role of Senators and Representatives as integral members of the government with responsibilities to aid the administration.
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Here are the assertion of power and the promise of goodness that have attended the origin and movement of every despotism that has risen to curse mankind.
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