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Proper rules will protect Congress, as well as the Executive, from much needless persecution, and will prove of great value to the public at large.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Grant argues that proper rules will benefit both Congress and the Executive while serving the public.

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