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The public reasoned, and reasoned justly, that they would have kept the money if they had dared to do so.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “The public reasoned, and reasoned justly, that they would have kept the money if they had dared to do so.”
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Boutwell argues that the public perceived Congress members as dishonest for not keeping the salary they were entitled to.
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