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Confidence in the reign of law was so absolute that no one ever dreamed it possible for the President to resist the force of its silent decree against him if one more voice in the Senate had pronounced him guilty.
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Blaine expresses the strong belief in the rule of law during the impeachment trial of President Johnson.
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