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Similar conduct ruined many of the members of Congress who were beneficiaries of the Credit Mobilier scheme.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “Similar conduct ruined many of the members of Congress who were beneficiaries of the Credit Mobilier scheme.”
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Boutwell links the downfall of certain Congress members to their involvement in the Credit Mobilier scandal.
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