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The other, that it is the invariable rule of the President to reward his friends and punish his enemies.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “The other, that it is the invariable rule of the President to reward his friends and punish his enemies.”
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Quincy states a principle of the administration that the President rewards allies and punishes adversaries, reflecting political favoritism.
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