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Habitual violation of prescribed rules, which we bind ourselves to observe, must demoralize the people.
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gutenberg.orgAndrew Johnson: “Habitual violation of prescribed rules, which we bind ourselves to observe, must demoralize the people.”
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Johnson believes that habitual rule violations can demoralize the populace.
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