Adams, he deliberately declared to the Legislature of Tennessee his firm conviction that no member of Congress ought to be appointed to any office except a seat on the bench; and he added that he himself would conform to that rule.
Quincy reflects on a principle regarding Congressional appointments during a presidential campaign.
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He knew how little a majority of the men of his own time were disposed or qualified to estimate his character with justice.
The argument for the annexation, or reännexation, of Texas is as gross an imposture as ever was palmed upon the credulity of an honest people.
The spirit of freedom and the spirit of slavery are drawing together for the deadly conflict of arms.
May the Ruler of the universe preserve you from such degradation! 'Freedom!
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