On the record
I wish, however, to remark, that though I acknowledge the constitution to be my guide while under oath to support it, yet I do not relish this fling either at the powers above us, or at those who reverence them.
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Mann acknowledges the constitution as his guide but expresses discomfort with dismissive attitudes towards higher powers.
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