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I have also drawn and repeatedly procured the passage through the Senate of an amendment to the Constitution to protect the country against this danger.
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Hoar recounts his efforts to amend the Constitution to safeguard against the dangers of presidential succession.
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It relates to matters more permanent than human life.
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