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The temptation to extend it to other matters is, on the contrary, not unfrequently too strong to be resisted.
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gutenberg.orgMartin Van Buren: “The temptation to extend it to other matters is, on the contrary, not unfrequently too strong to be resisted.”
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Van Buren notes that the temptation to broaden legislative influence is often too strong to resist.
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