Nor do I claim for the Executive any right to the possession or disposition of the public property or treasure or any authority to interfere with the same, except when such possession, disposition, or authority is given to him by law.
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It is impossible that any government can continue to exist upon any other principles.
The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.
If we turn to our relations with foreign powers, we find our condition equally gratifying.
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