The presidency in America (or, as it is sometimes called, the executive) is the only office from which a foreigner is excluded, and in England it is the only one to which he is admitted.
From 'Rights of Man,' this passage contrasts the American presidency's exclusion of foreigners with the English monarchy's acceptance of them.
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