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On the recordMarch 24, 1868
Thus far during the existence of the Government the Supreme Court of the United States has been viewed by the people as the true expounder of their Constitution, and in the most violent party conflicts its judgments and decrees have always been sought and deferred to with confidence and respect.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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