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Who could have answered for the peace of the United States in 1868 if President Johnson's term had been six years instead of eight months?
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “Who could have answered for the peace of the United States in 1868 if President Johnson's term had been six years…”
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He poses a rhetorical question about the implications of a longer presidential term during a tumultuous time in U.S. history.
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